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English Dictionary: pertinent	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pertinent adj having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand; "a list of articles pertinent to the discussion"; "remarks that were to the point" being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply" Synonym(s): apposite, apt, pertinent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pertinent \Per"tinent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See {Pertain}.] 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.] [bd]Pertinent unto faith.[b8] --Hooker. Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit. -- {Per"tinently}, adv. -- {Per"tinentness}, n.