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PERTAINYM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pertainym mean?
• PERTAINYM (noun)
The noun PERTAINYM has 1 sense:
1. meaning relating to or pertaining to
Familiarity information: PERTAINYM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Meaning relating to or pertaining to
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("pertainym" is a kind of...):
classifying adjective; relational adjective (an adjective that classifies its noun (e.g., 'a nervous disease' or 'a musical instrument'))
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
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