apposite
[ ap-uh-zit, uh-poz-it ]
/ ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪt /
adjective
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt: an apposite answer.
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Nearby words
apport, apportion, apportionment, apposable, appose, apposite, appositely, apposition, apposition suture, appositional growth, appositive
Origin of apposite
1615–25; < Latin appositus added to, put near (past participle of appōnere), equivalent to ap- ap-1 + positus placed (posi- place + -tus past participle suffix)
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British Dictionary definitions for apposite
apposite
/ (ˈæpəzɪt) /
adjective
well suited for the purpose; appropriate; apt
Derived Formsappositely, adverbappositeness, noun
Word Origin for apposite
C17: from Latin appositus placed near, from appōnere, from pōnere to put, place
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Word Origin and History for apposite
apposite
1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from Latin appositus "contiguous, neighboring;" figuratively "fit, proper, suitable," past participle of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" (see ad-) + ponere "to place" (see position (n.)).
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