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English
Etymology
Calque of French à propos de. See apropos
Preposition
apropos of
- Concerning; with regard to; about; apropos; in relation to.
1901 July 5, Claude Fuller, “Some Winter Reminders”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 9, page 262: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.
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