apery

English

Etymology

ape +‎ -ery

Noun

apery (plural aperies)

1. A place where apes are kept.

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2. The practice of aping; an apish action.

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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.