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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
apropos /ˌaprəˈpəʊ, ˈaprəpəʊ/

▶preposition with reference to.

– phrases
apropos of nothing having no relevance to any previous discussion or situation.

– origin C17: from Fr. à propos ‘(with regard) to (this) purpose’.

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