"pertaining" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/ [General-American], /pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-pertaining.ogg Forms: pertainings [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪn Head templates: {{en-noun}} pertaining (plural pertainings)
  1. Something that pertains; an appurtenance.
    Sense id: en-pertaining-en-noun-cIGdHTmp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11

Verb

IPA: /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/ [General-American], /pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-pertaining.ogg
Rhymes: -eɪn Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pertaining
  1. present participle and gerund of pertain Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: pertain
    Sense id: en-pertaining-en-verb-cSLLJUiT

Inflected forms

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