Hypertext Webster Gateway: "pertinence"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Pertinence \Per"ti*nence\, Pertinency \Per"ti*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.
F. pertinence. See {Pertinent}.]
The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation
to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness;
relevancy; suitableness.
The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse.
--Bentley.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pertinence
n : relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at
hand [syn: {applicability}, {pertinency}] [ant: {inapplicability}]
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