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[ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it] 
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)
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| ap·po·site
(āp'ə-zĭt) Pronunciation Key
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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| appositeness | |
noun | |
| appropriateness for the occasion; "the phrase had considerable aptness" [syn: aptness] [ant: inappositeness] |
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