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apropos of

apropos of preposition: concerning; with regard to; about; apropos; in relation to.

Preposition

apropos of

  1. Concerning; with regard to; about; apropos; in relation to.
    • Apropos of pruning the grape, it may be pointed out here that this can be done when the season's growth has lost its green appearance and assumed a brown or greyish color.1901 July 5, Claude Fuller, “Some Winter Reminders”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 9, page 262

Origin of apropos of

Calque of French à propos de. See apropos

Words formed from apropos of

Questions about apropos of

What does apropos of mean?
Apropos of means concerning; with regard to; about; apropos; in relation to.
What part of speech is apropos of?
Apropos of is a preposition.

Words near apropos of in the dictionary

  1. apronsful
  2. apronym
  3. apronyms
  4. apropo
  5. apropos
  6. apropos of
  7. apropos of nothing
  8. aproptin
  9. aprosdoketa
  10. aprosdoketon
  11. aprosdoketons

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