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Dictionary: per·ti·nent   (pûr'tn-ənt) pronunciation
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Having logical precise relevance to the matter at hand. See synonyms at relevant.

[Middle English, from Old French partenant, pertinent, from Latin pertinēns, pertinent-, present participle of pertinēre, to pertain. See pertain.]

pertinence per'ti·nence or per'ti·nen·cy n.
pertinently per'ti·nent·ly adv.

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adjective

    Related to the matter at hand: applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, relevant. Idioms: to the point. See relevant/irrelevant.

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adj

Definition: relevant, suitable
Antonyms: inappropriate, irrelevant, unsuitable


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Concerning a subject or connected to it; relevant.

pronunciation The pertinent Question is NOT how to do things right--but how to find the right things to do, and to concentrate resources and efforts on them. — Peter F. Drucker

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - relevant, træffende

Nederlands (Dutch)
ter zake dienend, zonder omhaal

Français (French)
adj. - pertinent

Deutsch (German)
adj. - relevant

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - συναφής, σχετικός, ορθός, ενδεδειγμένος, κατάλληλος, σωστός, αναφερόμενος

Italiano (Italian)
pertinente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pertinente, relativo a

Русский (Russian)
подходящий

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pertinente, oportuno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - relevant, tillämplig, träffande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
相关的, 切题的, 中肯的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 相關的, 切題的, 中肯的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 적절한, 꼭 들어맞는, 관계 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 適切な, 直接関係する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متعلق بالموضوع, وثيق الصله, مناسب, ملائم, في محلها‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שייך, מתאים, רלוונטי, לעניין‬


 
 
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