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appositeadjective

uk /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ /ˈæp.ə.zaɪt/ us /ˈæp.ə.zɪt/ formal

› suitable and right for the occasion:

an apposite phrase/quotation/remark

The film starts in a graveyard, an apposite image for the decaying society which is the theme of the film.

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Suitable and acceptable

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