Meaning | relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand. |
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Synonyms | applicability, pertinency |
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Narrower | germaneness | pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand |
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Broader | relevance, relevancy | The relation of something to the matter at hand |
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Opposite | inapplicability | irrelevance by virtue of being inapplicable to the matter at hand |
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Spanish | aplicabilidad, pertinencia |
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Catalan | aplicabilitat |
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Adjectives | pertinent | being of striking appropriateness and pertinence |
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pertinent | having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand |
Verbs | pertain | be relevant to |
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