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alp

  [alp]
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–noun
a high mountain.
Origin:
1635–1645; back formation from Alps

A.L.P.

 
American Labor Party.
Also, ALP
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alp   (ālp)   
n.  

  1. A high mountain.

  2. A very large mound or mass.


[Back-formation from the Alps.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

Alp 
1598, "any high, snow-capped mountain," from Alps, from Fr. Alpes, from L. Alpes "the Alps," perhaps from altus "high," or albus "white" or from a Celtic word (according to Servius), or a pre-I.E. root. Alpenstock (1829) "long iron-pointed staff used for hiking in mountains" is Ger., lit. "Alpine stick."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

ALP language
A list processing extension of Mercury Autocode.
["ALP, An Autocode List-Processing Language", D.C. Cooper et al, Computer J 5:28-31, 1962].
(1995-01-24)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
ALP
American Labor Party
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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