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Word of the Week: Apropos

02.11.2007

ap?ro?pos [ap-ruh-poh]

–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 ? propos lit., to purpose < L ad propositum. See ad-, PROPOSITION]

 

In A Sentence
"Sean interrupted our conversation about politics and, apropos of nothing, asked who we thought would win the basketball game."

- "The Word of the Day for February, 19 2007", Merriam Webster Online

 

Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, ? Random House, Inc. 2006.

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