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Noun: pertinency  pur-ti-nun(t)-see or purt-nun(t)-see
  1. Relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand
    "They debated the pertinency of the old law to modern situations";
    - applicability, pertinence

Derived forms: pertinencies

Type of: relevance, relevancy

Encyclopedia: Pertinency