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per·tain     (pər-tān')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains
  1. To have reference; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
  2. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality.
  3. To be fitting or suitable.

[Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre : per-, per- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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