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  • 71come to — verb 1. cause to experience suddenly (Freq. 10) Panic struck me An interesting idea hit her A thought came to me The thought struck terror in our minds They were struck with fear • Syn: ↑hit, ↑ …

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  • 72germaneness — noun pertinence by virtue of a close relation to the matter at hand • Derivationally related forms: ↑germane • Hypernyms: ↑applicability, ↑pertinence, ↑pertinency * * * ānnə̇s noun ( es) …

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  • 73have-to doe with — verb be relevant to There were lots of questions referring to her talk My remark pertained to your earlier comments • Syn: ↑refer, ↑pertain, ↑relate, ↑concern, ↑come to, ↑bear on, ↑ …

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  • 74pertinent — adj. 1 (often foll. by to) relevant to the matter in hand; apposite. 2 to the point. Derivatives: pertinence n. pertinency n. pertinently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF pertinent or L pertinere (as PERTAIN) …

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  • 75relevance — noun the relation of something to the matter at hand (Freq. 7) • Syn: ↑relevancy • Ant: ↑irrelevance • Derivationally related forms: ↑relevant (for: ↑relevancy …

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  • 76relevancy — noun the relation of something to the matter at hand (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑relevance • Ant: ↑irrelevance (for: ↑relevance) • Derivationally related forms: ↑r …

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  • 77touch on — verb 1. refer to or discuss briefly (Freq. 4) • Hypernyms: ↑mention, ↑advert, ↑bring up, ↑cite, ↑name, ↑refer • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …

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