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pertinence

[ pur-tn-uhns ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the fact or quality of being directly and significantly related to the matter at hand; relevance:
The sheer quantity of health information on the Internet makes it challenging for users to judge the pertinence, credibility, and applicability of what is retrieved.

First recorded in 1350–1400, for an earlier sense; pertin(ent) ( def ) + -ence ( def )

This critical remark, alike good tempered and reasonable, might be applied with still greater pertinence to the Kratylus of Plato.

Although he mentions a publisher's catalogue (which he has not seen), he seems doubtful about its pertinence to the task.

Its pertinence to a bibliography of bibliographies seems debatable to me.

He includes material of little pertinence to a bibliography of bibliographies.

The reader of his articles, political or social, cannot fail to be struck with the pertinence of his quotations and illustrations.

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