Pertaining

//pɚˈteɪnɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Something that pertains; an appurtenance.

    "When, I say, these things are duly considered as pertainings of a woman's lot, we might almost justify them in a riot against natural sexhood itself, if there were any thing to be gained by it."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of pertain form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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a proposad remadmissibleaffinitiveappertainingapplicable

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"A reward has been offered for information pertaining to the incident."

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