apelike

adj

Etymology

From ape + -like.

  1. derived from *h₂ep-
  2. inherited from *apô
  3. inherited from *apō
  4. inherited from apa
  5. inherited from ape
  6. suffixed as apelike — “ape + like

Definitions

  1. Similar to an ape in appearance or behaviour.

    • "In heaven's name, what is it?" he asked. "We have been asked not to photograph it. Possibly the light would infuriate it. The command through the medium was definite. We can only say that it is either an ape-like man or a man-like ape."
  2. Given to servile imitation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at apelike. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at apelike. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

5 hops · closes at apelike

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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