apud

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/ˈæpəd/

preposition

Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand

“Jones apud Smith means that the original source is Jones, but that the author is relying on Smith for that reference.”

OriginLatin apud →
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Meanings

apud1

preposition
  1. Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand

    Jones apud Smith means that the original source is Jones, but that the author is relying on Smith for that reference.

APUD2

nounAPUD (plural APUDs)

plural APUDs

  1. attributiveusuallyendocrinologyThat secrete low molecular weight polypeptide hormones, such as gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and motilin.

    More recently it has been proposed that the APUD cell types of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tracts originate from neuroendocrine-programmed ectoblast.

    1981, F. T. Bosman, J. W. Louwerens, “APUD cells in teratomas.”, in The American journal of pathology, →PMID

Apud3

proper noun
  1. A barangay of Libon, Albay, Philippines.

Origin

apud · preposition

  1. Latinapud
  2. Latinapud
  3. Englishapud

Borrowed from Latin apud (“at, by, in the presence of, in the writings of”).

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APUD · noun

Acronym of amine precursor uptake (and) decarboxylation.

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Translations

Catalan apud
  • apudused in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand
Portuguese apud
  • apudused in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand
Russian у
  • у (u)used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand
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APA

apud. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apud

MLA

“apud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apud. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “apud,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/apud.

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