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Definitions

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 […]"

Synonyms

All synonyms

applicabilityapplicabilitypertinence

Example

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

Etymology

From Latin pertineō.

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