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ap⋅ro⋅pos

  [ap-ruh-poh]
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–adverb
1. fitting; at the right time; to the purpose; opportunely.
2. Obsolete. by the way.
–adjective
3. opportune; pertinent: apropos remarks.
—Idiom
4. apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to: apropos of the preceding statement.
Origin:
1660–70; < F à propos lit., to purpose < L ad prōpositum. See ad-, proposition
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ap·ro·pos   (āp'rə-pō')   
adj.  Being at once opportune and to the point. See Synonyms at relevant.
adv.  

  1. At an appropriate time; opportunely.

  2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?

prep.  With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.

[French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad-) + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend; see propose).]
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Word Origin & History

apropos 
1668, from Fr. à propos "to the purpose," from propos "purpose, plan," from L. propositium, pp. of proponere "to set forth, propose."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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