PERTINENCE
\pˈɜːtɪnəns], \pˈɜːtɪnəns], \p_ˈɜː_t_ɪ_n_ə_n_s]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. State of being pertinent; fitness; appositeness; suitableness;—also pertinency.
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