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apro·pos (ap′rə pō′)

adverb

  1. at the right time; opportunely
  2. by the way: used to introduce a remark

Etymology: Fr à propos, to the purpose < L ad, to + propositus, pp. of proponere, propose

adjective

fitting the occasion; relevant; apt

in connection with; with regard to
apropos Idioms

apropos of

in connection with; with regard to

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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