apropos
preposition/ˌæprəˈpəʊ/
/ˌæprəˈpəʊ/
(also apropos of)
- in connection with or related to somebody/something
- Apropos (of) what you were just saying…
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French à propos ‘(with regard) to (this) purpose’.Definitions on the go
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