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Pertinency

//ˈpɜː(ɹ)tɪnənsi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being pertinent to the matter at hand; relevance. uncountable, usually

    "The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse."

  2. 2
    relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand wordnet
  3. 3
    Something that is relevant to the matter at hand. countable, dated, usually

    "We note the following pertinencies […]"

Etymology

From Latin pertineō.

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