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   opportune

   /ˈɒpətjuːn/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a time) especially convenient or appropriate for a particular action or event: "he couldn't have arrived at a less opportune moment"
   • ▪ done or occurring at a favourable time; well timed: "the opportune use of humour to lower tension"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. opportunely adverb
   • 2. opportuneness noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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   • P

     3

   • P

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   • O

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   • R

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   • T

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   • U

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   • N

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   • E

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