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apropos of

preposition

Definition of apropos of

:with regard to (something) :concerning

"I was always a fantasist," Nicholson says later, apropos of his childhood …
—Ron Rosenbaum

Her comments about the weather were apropos of nothing. [=did not relate to any previous topic]

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Examples of apropos of in a Sentence

apropos of our earlier conversation, here's that file I mentioned

First Known Use of apropos of

1732

apropos of Synonyms

Synonyms

apropos, about, as far as, as for, as regards (also as respects), as to, concerning, of, on, regarding, respecting, touching, toward (or towards)

Related Words

over

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