| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ap·ro·pos |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   p r -p  |
| ADJECTIVE: | Being at once opportune and to the point. See synonyms at relevant. | | ADVERB: | 1. At an appropriate time; opportunely. 2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday? | | PREPOSITION: | With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad–) + propos, purpose (from Latin prpositum, neuter past participle of prpnere, to intend; see propose).
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