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appertain
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
appertain
(verb)
appertain
/ˌæpɚ
ˈ
teɪn/
verb
appertains
;
appertained
;
appertaining
appertain
/ˌæpɚ
ˈ
teɪn/
verb
appertains
;
appertained
;
appertaining
Britannica Dictionary definition of APPERTAIN
[
no object
]
formal
:
to belong to or be connected or related to something
:
pertain
the rights and privileges that
appertain
to marriage
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