What does pertingent mean?
Pertingent means (linguistics) Touching; having direct contact with..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(linguistics) Touching; having direct contact with..
The -C column applies to suffixes that consist of a lone consonant such as pertingent -t and locative -xʼ, but plural -xʼ is excluded due to morphosemantic cooccurrence constraints.
Use pertingent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pertingent means (linguistics) Touching; having direct contact with..
Common synonyms include juxtacrine.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The -C column applies to suffixes that consist of a lone consonant such as pertingent -t and locative -xʼ, but plural -xʼ is excluded due to morphosemantic cooccurrence constraints.
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