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Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
A word, usually an adjective, which can be defined as "of or pertaining to" another word.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computational, computing, engineering, human-sciences, linguistics, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
meaning relating to or pertaining to
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: relational adjective, classifying adjective
History
Etymology tree English pertain Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *ónomã Proto-Indo-European *h1nómn̥ Proto-Hellenic *ónomə Ancient Greek ὄνῠμᾰ (ónŭmă)der. English -nym English pertainym From pertain + -nym.
