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pertinence

Entry Word:: pertinence
Function:: noun

Text: the fact or state of being pertinent <job applicants should question the pertinence of any questions about their personal lives> Synonymsapplicability, bearing, connection, materiality, relevance, relevancy Related Wordsappropriateness, aptness, fitness, suitability; importance, significance; usefulness Near Antonymsinappropriateness, inaptness, unfitness, unsuitability; insignificance, unimportance; pointlessness, uselessness Antonymsextraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance

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