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pertinent

[ pur-tn-uhnt ]
/ ˈpɜr tn ənt /
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adjective

pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.

Words related to pertinent

relevance, importance, purpose, applicability, congruity

Words nearby pertinent

perthes disease, perthite, perthshire, pertinacious, pertinacity, pertinent, perturb, perturbation, perturbation theory, perturbative, pertussis

Origin of pertinent

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin pertinent- (stem of pertinēns), present participle of pertinēre to pertain; see -ent

OTHER WORDS FROM pertinent

synonym study for pertinent

See apt.
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British Dictionary definitions for pertinence

pertinent
/ (ˈpɜːtɪnənt) /

adjective

relating to the matter at hand; relevant

Derived forms of pertinent

pertinence, nounpertinently, adverb

Word Origin for pertinent

C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain
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