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pertinent

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per⋅ti⋅nent

  [pur-tn-uhnt]
–adjective
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME < L pertinent- (s. of pertinēns), prp. of pertinēre to pertain; see -ent

Related forms:
per⋅ti⋅nence, per⋅ti⋅nen⋅cy, noun
per⋅ti⋅nent⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
appropriate, fitting, fit, suitable, applicable. See apt.

Antonyms:
irrelevant.
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per·ti·nent   (pûr'tn-ənt)   
adj.  Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand. See Synonyms at relevant.

[Middle English, from Old French partenant, pertinent, from Latin pertinēns, pertinent-, present participle of pertinēre, to pertain; see pertain.]
per'ti·nence, per'ti·nen·cy n., per'ti·nent·ly adv.
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Word Origin & History

pertinent 
c.1380, from Anglo-Fr. purtinaunt (1278), from O.Fr. partenant (1246), from L. pertinentem (nom. pertinens) "pertaining," prp. of pertinere "to relate, concern" (see pertain).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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