pertaining


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per·tain

 (pər-tān′)
intr.v. per·tained, per·tain·ing, per·tains
1. To have reference or relevance; relate: evidence that pertains to the accident.
2. To belong as an adjunct, part, holding, or quality: skills that pertain to engineering.
3. To be fitting or suitable: conduct that pertains to an officer.

[Middle English pertenen, pertainen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertinēre : per-, per- + tenēre, to hold; see ten- in Indo-European roots.]
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Translations

pertaining

[pərˈteɪnɪŋ]
pertaining to prepayant trait à, relatif/ive à
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pertaining

a. perteneciente; referente a.
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