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present participle of appertain
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1
to be the property of a person or group of persons
- the doctrine that the swath of land between the Atlantic and the Pacific naturally appertained to the United States
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2
to have a relation or connection
- list some of the things appertaining to public health
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“Appertaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appertaining. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.
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