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pertinence

noun as in consistency

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This critical remark, alike good tempered and reasonable, might be applied with still greater pertinence to the Kratylus of Plato.

Although he mentions a publisher's catalogue (which he has not seen), he seems doubtful about its pertinence to the task.

Its pertinence to a bibliography of bibliographies seems debatable to me.

He includes material of little pertinence to a bibliography of bibliographies.

The reader of his articles, political or social, cannot fail to be struck with the pertinence of his quotations and illustrations.

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On this page you'll find 19 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pertinence, such as: applicability, congruity, importance, purpose, and relevance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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