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appertain definition

ap·per·tain (ap′ər tān′)

intransitive verb

to belong properly as a function, part, etc.; have to do with; relate; pertain

Etymology: ME apertenen < OFr apertenir < LL appertinere < ad-, to + pertinere: see pertain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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