- (v.i.) To have relation or reference to something.
- (v.i.) To belong; to have connection with or dependence on, something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers pertain to plant life.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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