"Apple" meaning in English

See Apple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈæ.pəl/ Forms: Apples [plural]
enPR: ă'pəl Rhymes: -æpəl Etymology: From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Apple (countable and uncountable, plural Apples)
  1. (with the) A nickname for New York City; usually “the Big Apple”. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (place): City nicknames
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-name-Lj11LHQN Disambiguation of City nicknames: 48 34 10 8 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 36 12 39
  2. (rare, countable) A female given name from English. Tags: countable, rare Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-name-2onTjvcs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 46 6 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 15 42 15 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 36 12 39
  3. (countable) A surname. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 36 12 39

Noun

IPA: /ˈæ.pəl/ Forms: Apples [plural]
enPR: ă'pəl Rhymes: -æpəl Etymology: From apple. As a surname, also an Americanized form of Appel or Apfel. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Apple (plural Apples)
  1. A computer produced by the company Apple Inc. Categories (topical): Apple Inc. Related terms: Apple scruff
    Sense id: en-Apple-en-noun-dixDZmqd Disambiguation of Apple Inc.: 13 20 5 63 Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 36 12 39

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1984, Douglas Adams, chapter 17, in So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy), page 93:",
          "text": "Arthur bought the Apple anyway. Over a few days he also acquired some astronomical software, plotted the movements of stars, drew rough little diagrams of how he seemed to remember the stars to have been […]",
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