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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alp \Alp\, n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin; cf Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir ailp any huge mass or lump: cf F. Alpes.] 1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty mountains of Switzerland, etc Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. --Milton. Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise. --Pope. 2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be surmounted. Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular. ``The Alps doth spit.'' --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Alp \Alp\, n. A bullfinch. --Rom. of R. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: alp n : any high mountain From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: ALPA {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)
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