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alap | asap |

As a noun alap

is {{cx|music|lang=en}} The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.

As an adverb ASAP is

as soon as possible.

As an initialism asap is

alternative form of ASAP|lang=en.

alap

English

(wikipedia alap)

Alternative forms

*alaap *alapa

Noun

(en noun)
  • The opening, improvised section of a Classical raga performance, before the formal recitation.
  • *1997 , (Kiran Nagarkar), Cuckold , HarperCollins 2013, p. 176:
  • *:The alaap is the part of our classical music that I like best. It is an inward voyage, an odyssey into the unknown.
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    asap

    English

    Alternative forms

    * asap

    Adverb

    (-)
  • .
    • Susan, check those figures ASAP !

    Antonyms

    * at leisure

    Derived terms

    * WRASAP

    Anagrams

    * English initialisms