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pertinence


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Pertinence  \Per"ti*nence\,  Pertinency  \Per"ti*nen*cy\,  n.  [Cf. 
  F.  pertinence.  See  {Pertinent}.] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  pertinent;  justness  of  relation 
  to  the  subject  or  matter  in  hand;  fitness;  appositeness; 
  relevancy;  suitableness. 
 
  The  fitness  and  pertinency  of  the  apostle's  discourse. 
  --Bentley. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pertinence 
  n  :  relevance  by  virtue  of  being  applicable  to  the  matter  at 
  hand  [syn:  {applicability},  {pertinency}]  [ant:  {inapplicability}] 




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