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   pertain

   /pəˈteɪn/

   verb

   • 1. be appropriate, related, or applicable to: "matters pertaining to workplace conditions" Similar concernrelate tobe related tobe connected withbe relevant tohave relevance toapply tobe pertinent tohave reference torefer tohave a bearing onappertain tobear onaffectinvolvecovertoucharchaic:regard
   • ▪ belong to something as a part, appendage, or accessory: "the shop premises and stock and all assets pertaining to the business" Similar belong tobe a part ofbe an adjunct ofgo along withbe included in
   • 2. be in effect or existence in a specified place or at a specified time: formal "their economic circumstances are vastly different from those which pertained in their land of origin" Similar existbe the order of the dayobtainbe in effectbe the casebe prevalentprevailbe currentbe established

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinere ‘extend to, have reference to’, from per- ‘through’ + tenere ‘to hold’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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