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APPOSITE

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ap⋅po⋅site

  [ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it]
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–adjective
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.
Origin:
1615–25; < L appositus added to, put near (ptp. of appōnere), equiv. to ap- ap- 1 + positus placed (posi- place + -tus ptp. suffix)

Related forms:
ap⋅po⋅site⋅ly, adjective
ap⋅po⋅site⋅ness, noun
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ap·po·site   (āp'ə-zĭt)   
adj.  Strikingly appropriate and relevant. See Synonyms at relevant.

[Latin appositus, past participle of appōnere, to put near : ad-, ad- + pōnere, to put; see apo- in Indo-European roots.]
ap'po·site·ly adv., ap'po·site·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

apposite 
1621, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from L. appositus, pp. of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" + ponere "to place" (see position).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: ap·po·site
Pronunciation: 'a-p&-z&t
Function: adjective
: highly pertinent or appropriate
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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