apposite

Definitions


[ˈapəzɪt], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- apt in the circumstances or in relation to something
(e.g: an apposite quotation)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin appositus, past participle of apponere ‘apply’, from ad- ‘towards’ + ponere ‘put’




definition by Oxford Dictionaries