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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ape \Ape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aped}; p. pr & vb n. {Aping}.] To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally. ``How he apes his sire.'' --Addison. The people of England will not ape the fashions they have never tried --Burke. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Ape \Ape\ ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G. affe, Icel. api, Sw apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus {Hylobates}, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called {anthropoid apes} or {man apes}. Note: The ape of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus monkey of India, and allied forms. 2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. --Byron. 3. A dupe. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: ape n 1: any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all 2: someone who copies the words or behavior of another [syn: {copycat}, {imitator}, {aper}] 3: person who resembles a non-human primate [syn: {anthropoid}] v 1: imitate in behavior or appearance; "She is imitating the comedian very well!"; "Her little brother apes her behavior" [syn: {imitate}, {copy}] 2: represent in or produce a caricature of "The drawing caricatured the President" [syn: {caricature}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: apEA graphics package from the Ohio Supercomputer Centre. (1995-11-29) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Ape an animal of the monkey tribe (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21). It was brought from India by the fleets of Solomon and Hiram, and was called by the Hebrews _koph_, and by the Greeks _kepos_, both words being just the Indian Tamil name of the monkey, kapi, i.e., swift, nimble, active. No species of ape has ever been found in Palestine or the adjacent regions. From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: APE APplication Engineering
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