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Pertinent

//ˈpəːtɪnənt// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant.

    "Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature."

Adjective
  1. 1
    being of striking appropriateness and pertinence wordnet
  2. 2
    having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A right that attaches to land, in Scots law.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

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