What does "appertaining" mean?

present participle and gerund of appertain

What is a synonym for "appertaining"?

Common synonyms include: a propos, ad rem, admissible, affinitive, applicable, applying.

Appertaining

verb

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Verb

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present participle and gerund of appertain form-of, gerund, participle, present

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a propos ad rem admissible affinitive applicable applying

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"In this great stretch of country there is no sign of life, nor of anything appertaining to life. There is no bird in the steel-blue heaven, no movement upon the dull, grey earth—above all, there is absolute silence."

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