"pertinence" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pertinences [plural]
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  1. The quality of being pertinent. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: pertinent, pertain, pertinency Translations (the quality of being pertinent): уместност (umestnost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), relevantie [feminine] (Dutch), pertinence [feminine] (French), Maßgeblichkeit [feminine] (German), Erheblichkeit [feminine] (German), Bedeutsamkeit [feminine] (German), Wichtigkeit [feminine] (German), Relevanz [feminine] (German), συνάφεια (synáfeia) [feminine] (Greek), ábharthacht [feminine] (Irish), pertinenza [feminine] (Italian), pertinência [feminine] (Portuguese), уместность (umestnostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), pertinencia [feminine] (Spanish), perthnasoldeb [masculine] (Welsh), perthnasolrwydd [masculine] (Welsh)

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