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pertinent

Pertinent describes something that has a logical connection to the current subject. (adjective)

An example of pertinent is someone mentioning Martin Luther King Jr. during a civil rights discussion.

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See pertinent in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See pertinent in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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