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   op·por·tune

   /ˌäpərˈto͞on/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a time) well-chosen or particularly favorable or appropriate: "he couldn't have arrived at a less opportune moment"
   • ▪ done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; well-timed: "the opportune use of humor to lower tension"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French opportun(e), from Latin opportunus, from ob- ‘in the direction of’ + portus ‘harbor’, originally describing the wind driving towards the harbor, hence ‘seasonable’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. opportunely adverb
   • 2. opportuneness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • P

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