apposito

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin appositus, perfect passive participle of appōnō (to appoint; to place near).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /apˈpɔ.zi.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔzito
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pò‧si‧to

Adjective

apposito (feminine apposita, masculine plural appositi, feminine plural apposite)

  1. (obsolete) placed (near, before or above)
    • c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato Primo [First Treatise]”, in Convivio [The Banquet]‎, Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, Chapter II:
      Nel cominciamento di ciascuno bene ordinato convivio sogliono li sergenti prendere lo pane apposito, e quello purgare da ogni macula.
      At the beginning of every well-ordered banquet the servants customarily take the bread placed on the table and cleanse it of any impurity.
  2. appropriate, proper
    Synonyms: adatto, adeguato, appropriato, confacente, idoneo, opportuno
    Antonyms: inadatto, inadeguato, inidoneo, inopportuno
  3. special

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Latin

Participle

appositō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appositus