Monday, 5 March 2012

word of the day:part seven | apropos

apropos

ap·ro·pos [ˌæprəˈpəʊ]

adj.
Being at once opportune and to the point.

adv.
1. At an appropriate time; opportunely.
2. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?
prep. With regard to; concerning.

[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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