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   Ap·po·site

   /ˈapəzət/

   

   adjective

   • 1. apt in the circumstances or in relation to something: "an apposite quotation"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. appositely adverb
   • 2. appositeness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • A

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   • P

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   • P

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   • O

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   • S

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   • I

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   • T

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   • E

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