pertinence
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tn adjective
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
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pertinent (ˈpɜːtɪnənt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to the matter at hand; relevant | |
| [C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to | |
| 'pertinence | |
| —n | |
| 'pertinently | |
| —adv | |
| pertinent (ˈpɜːtɪnənt) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to the matter at hand; relevant | |
| [C14: from Latin pertinēns, from pertinēre to | |
| 'pertinence | |
| —n | |
| 'pertinently | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
pertinent
late 14c., from Anglo-Fr. purtinaunt (1278), from O.Fr. partenant (1246), from L. pertinentem (nom. pertinens) "pertaining," prp. of pertinere "to relate, concern" (see pertain).
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Example sentences
The recency, severity and pertinence of the conviction to the job will be considered.
For all the historical pertinence of the initial sequences, the first portion is familiar and overly detailed.
Fundamental symmetries through rigorous mathematics arrived with an elegant model possessing no physical pertinence.
It is only the process of promulgating its pertinence to all mankind that has been long and costly.
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