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Thats interesting Bran...at first I thought it must be an error in typing but now I see its a word (I'd not come across before).
apposite
1620s, "well-put or applied, appropriate," from L. appositus, pp. of apponere "apply to, put near," from ad- "near" + ponere "to place"
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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