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appurtenant
[ uh-pur-tn-uhnt ]
/ əˈpɜr tn ənt /
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adjective
appertaining or belonging; pertaining.
noun
an appurtenance.
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Origin of appurtenant
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English appurtenaunt, ap(p)pertenant, ap(p)ertenent, from Anglo-French, Old French appartenant, appertenant, from Late Latin appertinent- (stem of appertinēns, present participle of appertinēre “to belong to, appertain to”); see appurtenance
Words nearby appurtenant
approximation, appt., apptd., appulse, appurtenance, appurtenant, APR, APRA, Apra Harbor, apraxia, après
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British Dictionary definitions for appurtenant
appurtenant
/ (əˈpɜːtɪnənt) /
adjective
relating, belonging, or accessory
noun
another word for appurtenance
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