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- pronunciation:
- puhr
t
nnt
- features:
- Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
having to do with or connected to a subject; relevant.
Sailing is not pertinent to a discussion about the desert.- synonyms:
- relevant
- similar words:
- applicable, appropriate, apt, related, to the point
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| derivations: |
pertinently (adv.), pertinence (n.), pertinency (n.) |
The word pertinent
contains the following part:
ten, tin, tain
Latin
root
that means to hold
  Example words:
abstain, attain, contain, container, content, continent, continual, continue, continuous, detain, detention, impertinent, lieutenant, maintain, maintenance, obtain, pertain, pertinent, retain, sustain, tennis, tenor
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