Complete Definition of "apropos of nothing"

English

Adverb
en-adv|pos=apropos of nothing|-

  1. Without reference to anything.
  2. Without any apparent reason or purpose.

Usage notes
Sometimes used in conversation to introduce a comment that has no bearing on the current subject.

Translations
trans-top|Without reference to anything
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Russian: ни к �ел�, ни к го�од� (neither to a village, nor to a city), не к ме��� ("not to [this] place")
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trans-top|Without reference to anything
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Russian: ни к �ел�, ни к го�од� (neither to a village, nor to a city), не к ме��� ("not to [this] place")
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Synonyms
without rhyme or reason

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