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ap⋅po⋅site
[ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it] 
–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)
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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Apposite
Ap"po*site\, a. [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.] Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case. -- Ap"po*site*ly, adv. -- Ap"po*site*ness, n.
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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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