Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being pertinent or to the point; strict relevancy or suitableness; appositeness.
- noun Relevant or apposite utterance.
- noun Synonyms Relevancy, appropriateness, applicability propriety.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness; relevancy; suitableness.
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- noun The quality of being
pertinent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
Etymologies
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Examples
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But its main pertinence to this discussion is the demand the lover puts on the maiden for her to give up everything of her privileged life to follow him in his outlaw life as he goes into hiding.
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If I write "pertinence" it is because the result is pretty much known in advance.
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If I write "pertinence" it is because the result is pretty much known in advance.
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McCain obviously felt the need to support his blatant flip-flop on DADT, so he dredged this out of the archives, but he forgot to check on its veracity, relevance and pertinence to today.
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In fact, the pertinence of various previous cases is not uncommonly held to not exist by various Supremes Courts, conservative and liberal alike, much to the surprise/chagrin of many so-called experts.
Matthew Yglesias » Constitutional Objections to Health Reform 2010
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Though she tends to borrow the appearances and language of the past, the real strength of her art lies in its uncomfortable pertinence to contemporary experience.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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Though she tends to borrow the appearances and language of the past, the real strength of her art lies in its uncomfortable pertinence to contemporary experience.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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This convergence—and one could easily find other recent examples—is a sign of the pertinence of the question today.
Les Cahiers du Kung Fu Pimping Cinema Con Chapman 2011
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Though she tends to borrow the appearances and language of the past, the real strength of her art lies in its uncomfortable pertinence to contemporary experience.
Robert Ayers: "Almost Political By Accident." A Conversation With Artist Kara Walker. Robert Ayers 2010
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I remain today convinced of the pertinence of this choice, Mr. Sarkozy said in a statement.
France Calls for Meetings on Japan Crisis Gabriele Parussini 2011
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