Pertinent meaning

pûr'tn-ənt

Important with regard to (a subject or matter); relevant.

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Clearly related to a matter at hand.

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Having some connection with the matter at hand; relevant; to the point.

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The definition of pertinent is something that has a logical connection to the current subject.

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

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Origin of pertinent

Middle English from Old French partenant, pertinent from Latin pertinēns pertinent- present participle of pertinēre to pertain pertain

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From French, from Latin pertinens, present participle of pertinere (“to extend, stretch out, belong, relate, pertain, have concern"), from per (“through") + tenere (“to hold").

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