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A⋅po

  [ah-paw]
–noun
an active volcano in the S Philippines, on S Mindanao: highest peak in the Philippines. 9690 ft. (2954 m).
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apo-

 
a prefix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek, where it was joined to verbs, deverbal forms, and other parts of speech. Among its functions in Greek, apo- has the spatial sense “away, off, apart” (apogee; apocope; apostasy; apostrophe); it occurs with deverbals that denote a response or defense (apodosis; apology) and is found on verbs having perfective force relative to a corresponding simple verb (apoplexy; aposiopesis). In modern scientific coinages in English and other languages, apo- marks things that are detached, separate, or derivative (apocarpous; apoenzyme).
Also, especially before a vowel, ap-.

Origin:
< Gk, prefixal use of apó; akin to off, Skt apa, L ab

A.P.O.

 
Army & Air Force Post Office.
Also, APO
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A·po   (ä'pō)   
The highest mountain, 2,956.1 m (9,692 ft), of the Philippines, an active volcano on southeast Mindanao.
APO  
abbr.  Army Post Office
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Word Origin & History

apo- 
prefix meaning "from, away from, separate," from Gk. apo, from PIE base *apo- "off, away" (cf. Skt. apa "away from," Avestan apa "away from," L. ab "away from, from," Goth. af, O.E. of "away from").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: apo
Pronunciation: 'a-"pO
Function: noun
: APOLIPOPROTEIN<apos A-I and B were assayed>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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apo- or ap-
pref.

  1. Away from; off: aponeurosis.

  2. Separate: apocrine.

  3. Without; lacking; not: apoferritin.

  4. Related to; derived from: apomorphine.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms
apo

  1. apoenzyme

  2. apolipoprotein

APO
Army Post Office
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