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Webster 1913 Edition
Pertinent
1.
Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; material; relevant;
as,
pertinent
illustrations or arguments; pertinent
evidence.2.
Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining.
[R.]
“Pertinent unto faith.” Hooker.
Syn. – Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.
– Per′ti-nent-ly
, adv.
Per′ti-nent-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Pertinent
PER'TINENT
,Adj.
hand; just to the purpose; adapted to the end proposed; apposite; not foreign to the thing intended. We say, he used an argument not pertinent to his subject or design. The discourse abounds with pertinent remarks. He gave pertinent answers to the questions.
1.
Regarding; concerning; belonging. [Little used.]Definition 2024
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English
Adjective
pertinent (comparative more pertinent, superlative most pertinent)
- important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
- Fourthly, I have made an effort to call the attention of the reader to the pertinent literature.
- 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page viii
Related terms
Translations
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁ.ti.nɑ̃/
Adjective
pertinent m (feminine singular pertinente, masculine plural pertinents, feminine plural pertinentes)