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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

APA-Stil

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ah-peh-ah shtil

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
APA style/ˌeɪ.piˈeɪ staɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Studenten müssen den APA-Stil für ihre Forschungsarbeiten verwenden."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A set of rules and guidelines for writing and formatting research papers and citing sources, primarily used in the social sciences.

    "Students are required to use APA Style for their psychology research papers."
  2. 2

    The specific format prescribed by the American Psychological Association for structuring academic documents.

    "The professor provided a detailed guide on how to adhere to APA Style in our assignments."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the initialism APA (American Psychological Association) combined with the Middle English word style, originating from Latin stilus. It was established in 1929 as a set of editorial guidelines for manuscript preparation and citation within behavioral and social sciences.

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