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    [Adjective]  | "apt" | \ ˈapt \


    1: unusually fitted or qualified : ready

    2: having a tendency : likely

    3: ordinarily disposed : inclined

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, borrowed from Latin aptus "fastened, connected, prepared, in good order, good (at doing something), suitable, fitting," past participle of apio, apere "to join, connect," of uncertain origin;

      * Note : Though the presumed participle aptus is well-attested in Latin, the simple verb apere is known only from the lexicographical comments of the Roman grammarian Sextus Pompeius Festus. Possibly related on phonetic grounds to apere are the verbs coepī, coepisse "to begin" (attested only in the perfect) and apīscor, apīscī "to seize hold of, grasp, obtain, secure." The Latin complex is conventionally linked with Sanskrit ā́pa and Avestan āpa "has reached," Sanskrit āpnóti "reaches, overtakes," and Hittite epzi "seizes, captures," and appanzi "(they) seize," from an alleged Indo-European verbal base *h1ep- "seize" (with the perfects in Latin and Sanskrit the outcome of a reduplicated *h1e-h1(o)p-). However, if the primary meaning of the Latin verb is "join," which appears likely (cf. cōpula "bond, fastening," from *co-ap-ula; see: {couple:1|couple:1}), then apīscī and coepī appear semantically too distant (unless, in an inchoative and middle derivative the sense "join oneself to" led to "seize hold of, obtain"?). If apere/aptus is unrelated to apīscī and coepī, another possible point of relation would be Hittite hāpzi "joins, attaches," going back to Indo-European *h2ep-. (This would also ease the difficulty of accounting for the vocalism a- in Latin, at least in apere if not in apīscī.);

    [Noun]  | "aptness" 


    1: an established pattern of behavior;


      * e.g., " ... an unfortunate aptness to interrupt people in mid sentence "




    2: the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting;


      * e.g., " ... I'd question the aptness of that goofy sympathy card "



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    [Adjective]  | "apt" 


    1: having a tendency to be or act in a certain way;


      * e.g., " ... that dog is apt to run off if you don't put him on a leash "




    2: meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation;


      * e.g., " ... gingerbread is certainly an apt description for that house with all the ornate trim "



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     [ "APT" ]

    1: noun: an acronym for Anxiety Phone Thumbs.The cold wet feeling of your thumbs from holding and texting on your smartphone.Usually caused by inactivity of the rest of your body.May also be caused from poor blood circulation or generalized anxiety.

      * e.g.,  ... I was chilling typing up new words for Urban Dictionary when I got a bad case of APT..My hands, especially the thumbs were drenched in panic sweat.The APT were so bad that when I tried to use TouchID my fingerprints couldn’t be recognized. 

     [ "Apt" ]

    1: Short for an Apartment.

      * e.g.,  ... I saw an apt in Manhattan that is really good and cheap. 

     [ "Apt" ]

    1: Something that is somewhat aesthetically pleasing or visually stimulating.

      * e.g.,  ... Desmond: Hey did you see nicky's nudes. 

     [ "apt" ]

    1: An appropriate substitution for the word art.

      * e.g.,  ... After seeing that film for the second time, I realized the pure apt that is weaved within. 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: Stands for Albino Porcupine Triplets.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, look at those three blondes." 

     [ "APT" ]

    2: A group of three pale, blonde people.

      * e.g.,  ... "They look like Albino Porcupine Triplets". 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: Advanced Persistent Teenager

      * e.g.,  ... Oh man, I can't believe APTs are still able to easily socially engineer accounts in 2016. 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: Acronym meaning - Anti Poke Through

      * e.g.,  ... Always look for the APT seal of approval when you buy toilet paper. 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: Advanced Package Tool:

      * e.g.,  ... apt-get install irssi 

     [ "APT" ]

    2: The tool used for installing packages, uninstalling packages, searching for or listing packages, and satisfying dependencies when using the APT repository on the Debian distrobution of GNU/Linux.

      * e.g.,  ... apt-cache search irssi 

     [ "APT" ]

    3: There are a variety of frontends for apt, both on the console and GUI.

      * e.g.,  ... apt-get update 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: Abbreviation for apartment. It is spelled out during pronunciation or in a sentence.

      * e.g.,  ... "Let's head on back to the APT. I wanna grab some stuff before we go out tonight." 

     [ "APT" ]

    1: N. Person with very long hair.

      * e.g.,  ... APT is really one cool cat...I wish I could have that hair!!! 

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