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adjective
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.
Origin:
1615–25; < Latin appositus added to, put near (past participle of appōnere), equivalent to ap- ap-1 + positus placed (posi- place + -tus past participle suffix)
1615–25; < Latin appositus added to, put near (past participle of appōnere), equivalent to ap- ap-1 + positus placed (posi- place + -tus past participle suffix)
Related forms
ap·po·site·ly, adjective
ap·po·site·ness, noun
un·ap·po·site, adjective
un·ap·po·site·ly, adverb
un·ap·po·site·ness, noun
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Appositeness
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Word Origin & History
apposite
1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from L. appositus, pp. of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" + ponere "to place" (see position).
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