App

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See also: app, APP, and app.

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German App.

Proper noun

App (plural Apps)

  1. A surname from German.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, App is the 35345th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 637 individuals. App is most common among White (92.94%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Noun

App pl (plural only)

  1. Abbreviation of appeals.

Etymology 3

Noun

App (plural Apps)

  1. (nonstandard, common in China) Alternative form of app
  2. (in street addresses) Abbreviation of approach.
    10 Station App

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Anagrams

German

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English app.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛp/
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  • Hyphenation: App
  • Rhymes: -ɛp

Noun

App f (genitive App, plural Apps)

  1. (Internet, mobile) app
    Synonym: Applikation f

Usage notes

  • Some reference works list alternative grammatical gender forms (das App n, der App m); in practice the word is treated almost exclusively as feminine, most likely because Applikation is also feminine.

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