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[ˌɒpəˈtjuːn], (Adjective)
Definitions:
- (of a time) especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event
(e.g: he couldn't have arrived at a less opportune moment)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbour’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbour, hence ‘seasonable’
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