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Word: Apposite
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late 16th century: from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ‘apply’, from ad- ‘towards’ + ponere ‘put’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈapəzɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
apt in the circumstances or in relation to something
Short Definition:apt in circumstances or in relation to something
Examples:- an apposite quotation
- the observations are apposite to the discussion
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