Definition of apposite Apposite
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We found 7 definitions of apposite from 4 different sources.
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What does apposite mean?
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Wiktionary 
- apposite (Noun)
Something that is apposite. - apposite (Adjective)
Appropriate, relevant, well-suited; fit. - apposite (Adjective)
Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition. - apposite (Adjective)
Related, homologous.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- apposite (a.)
Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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apposite
ap′poz-īt, adj. adapted: suitable.—adv. Ap′positely.—n. Ap′positeness. [L. appositus, pa.p. of apponĕre, to put to—ad, to, ponĕre, to put.]
