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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.

RELATED WORDS

relevance, importance, purpose, applicability, congruity

Nearby words

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

Related forms

Synonym study

See apt.
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pertinent

/ (ˈpɜːtɪnənt) /

adjective

relating to the matter at hand; relevant

Derived Forms

pertinence, nounpertinently, adverb

Word Origin for pertinent

C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to pertain
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