pertinence
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noun \ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s, ˈpərt-nən(t)s\Definition of PERTINENCE
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- <job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives>
First Known Use of PERTINENCE
1659
Related to PERTINENCE
- Synonyms
- applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy
- Antonyms
- extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy
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