great ape

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyt eyp]
- /greɪt eɪp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [greyt eyp]
- /greɪt eɪp/

Definitions of great ape words

noun great ape any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang. 1
noun great ape (loosely) any primate except humans. 1
noun great ape an imitator; mimic. 1
noun great ape Informal. a big, ugly, clumsy person. 1
verb with object great ape to imitate; mimic: to ape another's style of writing. 1
idioms great ape go ape, Slang. to become violently emotional: When she threatened to leave him, he went ape. 1

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Origin of great ape

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Great ape

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great ape popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for great ape

noun great ape

hominoid — Anthropology. a member of the biological superfamily Hominoidea, including all modern great apes and humans and a number of their extinct ancestors and relatives.
monkey — any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes, and, usually, the tarsier and prosimians. Compare New World monkey, Old World monkey.
human — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or having the nature of people: human frailty.
man — Unix manual page
anthropoid — resembling man

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