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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Being at once opportune and to the point. See Synonyms at relevant.
  2. adv. At an appropriate time; opportunely.
  3. adv. By the way; incidentally: Apropos, where were you yesterday?
  4. prep. With regard to; concerning: Apropos our date for lunch, I can't go.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. . To the purpose; opportunely; seasonably.
  2. 2. With reference or regard; in respect: followed by of.
  3. . With reference to that (a thing just mentioned); by the way: used absolutely, to introduce an incidental observation.
  4. Opportune; seasonable; to the purpose; pertinent; happy: as, an apropos remark.
  5. n. Pertinency.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Of an appropriate or pertinent nature.
  2. adj. by the way, incidental.
  3. prep. Regarding or concerning.
  4. adv. By the way.
  5. adv. Timely; at a good time.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
  2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly belonging to the narration.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature
  2. adv. at an opportune time
  3. adv. introducing a different topic; in point of fact

Etymologies

  1. French à propos ("on that subject") (Wiktionary)
  2. French à propos : à, to (from Old French a, from Latin ad-; see ad-) + propos, purpose (from Latin prōpositum, neuter past participle of prōpōnere, to intend; see propose). (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • Noelle Knight I could hardly say, "are screwing," however apropos it might be. -Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas Dec 10, 2010

  • uselessness Oh come on, it wouldn't really be foreign if it didn't have silent letters! ;-) Feb 11, 2007

  • quotato and, what is that last letter s for? Feb 10, 2007

  • uselessness Foreign words and phrases are not apropos. Jan 25, 2007

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