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apposite

/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ UK
/əˈpɒz.ɪt/ UK
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ Canada, US
/əˈpɑ.zɪt/ Canada, US
/ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ Australia

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From Latin appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere (“to put, place”). See apposition.

adjective more apposite · most apposite

Strikingly appropriate or relevant; well suited to the circumstance or in relation to something. c. 1833–1856, Andrew Carrick, John Addington Symonds (editors), Medical Topography of Bristol, in Transactions of the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association/Volume 2/3, Medical Topography would be the most apposite title, since it comprehends the principal objects of investigation; ….
Similar: apt, to the point, applicable, apposite, ad rem, well-placed, felicitous, germane, in point, material, on point, on-topic
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition. In other words, they are used to name, rather than to describe. They are apposite nouns and not adjectives.
Related, homologous. If the shift in theatrical setting and the shift in dramaturgy are at all related, they are apposite developments, independent yet homologous signs of a changing political and cultural climate.
Similar: affiliated, allied, apposite, associated, comparative, connected, important, related, relative

noun apposites

rare That which is apposite; something suitable. Hugh gave the boy apples or other small apposites[…], but the child was too interested in the bishop to notice the gifts.

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adj appropriate, relevant, well-suited

Español	apropiado, pertinente, oportuno
हिन्दी	ठीक ṭhīk, अच्छा acchā
Português	apropriado
Deutsch	treffend, passend
Русский	го́дный gódnyj, подходя́щий podxodjáščij, уме́стный uméstnyj, соотве́тствующий sootvétstvujuščij, уда́чный udáčnyj

adj positioned at rest in respect to another, in apposition

Português	aposto

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@misc{apposite_2026,
  title = {apposite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apposite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}