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PERTINENT

\pˈɜːtɪnənt], \pˈɜːtɪnənt], \p_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_n_ə_n_t]\

Definitions of PERTINENT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Fitting or appropriate; to the point; belonging to.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Pertaining or related to a subject: fitting or appropriate.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Pertinence, pertinency.
Relevant; fitting; appropriate.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Related to the matter in hand; relevant.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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