Pertinence

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being pertinent. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand wordnet

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applicabilityaffective meaningapplicabilityapplicationappositenessbearing

Etymology

Borrowed from French pertinence.

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