Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyp man]
- /eɪp mæn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [eyp man]
- /eɪp mæn/
Definitions of ape-man word
- noun ape-man any of several extinct primates, as a pithecanthropine, with structural characteristics intermediate between ape and man 3
- noun plural ape-man a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus. 1
- noun plural ape-man a human assumed to have been reared by apes. 1
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Origin of ape-man
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Ape-man
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ape-man popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
See also
Matching words
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