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Added 8 October 2026

apt

/æpt/ symbol

In Latin: aptus, idōneus Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Apatani.

adjective

Suitable; appropriate; fit or fitted; suited.
an apt metaphor
Having a habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; disposed towards.
Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something); quick to learn.
a pupil apt to learn

noun

Abbreviation of apartment.

Origin

From Old French apte, from Latin aptus (“suitable, fitting”). Either from obsolete apere (“to fasten, to join, to fit”), akin to apisci (“to reach, attain”) (compare with Greek ἅπτειν (áptein, “to fasten”) and Sanskrit आप्त (āpta, “fit”), from आप् (āp, “to reach, attain”)) or from *h₂ep- (“to join, fit (in)”).

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