What does Apposīte mean?

Definitions for Apposīte
ˈæp ə zɪt, əˈpɒz ɪtap·posīte

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. apposite, apt, pertinentadjective

    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence

    "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"

Wiktionary

  1. appositenoun

    Something that is apposite

  2. appositeadjective

    Appropriate, relevant, well-suited; fit.

  3. appositeadjective

    Positioned at rest in respect to another, be it side-to-side, front-to-front, back-to-back, or even three-dimensionally: in apposition.

  4. appositeadjective

    Related, homologous.

  5. Etymology: From appositus, past participle of adponere, from ad- + ponere.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Appositeadjective

    Proper; fit; well adapted to time, place, or circumstances.

    Etymology: appositus, Lat.

    The duke’s delivery of his mind was not so sharp, as solid and grave, and apposite to the times and occasions. Henry Wotton.

    Neither was Perkin, for his part, wanting to himself, either in gracious and princely behaviour, or in ready and apposite answers. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.

    Remarkable instances of this kind have been: but it will administer reflections very apposite to the design of this present solemnity. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

Wikipedia

  1. apposite

    ‹See Tfd› Apposition is a grammatical construction in which two elements, normally noun phrases, are placed side by side so one element identifies the other in a different way. The two elements are said to be in apposition, and one of the elements is called the appositive, but its identification requires consideration of how the elements are used in a sentence.

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  1. apposite

    Apposite refers to something that is highly suitable or well-suited for a particular purpose or situation. It points to a comment, observation or a solution that is particularly pertinent or appropriate in the given context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Appositeadjective

    very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant; pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to the case

  2. Etymology: [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Apposīte in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Apposīte in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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