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English Dictionary: appertain by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
appertain
v
  1. be a part or attribute of
    Synonym(s): pertain, appertain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p.
      pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen,
      OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad +
      pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.]
      To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment,
      or custom; to relate.
  
               Things appertaining to this life.            --Hooker.
  
               Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5.
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