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What does pertain mean?

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  1. (intransitive) to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of
  2. (intransitive) to relate, to refer, be relevant to
  3. (intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable
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Unless indicated otherwise, all statements that follow pertain to both marine and fresh waters.
A whole set of other factors clustered around gender roles pertain to female singers.
He gives the example of initiation into adulthood as a period of liminality in Ndembu society, when the norms of everyday life no longer pertain.
The data pertain to two nonconsecutive days of intake for 4691 individuals.
Finally, we educate policy-makers on the developmental issues that pertain to policy formulation.
The questions will then pertain to that picture and the answers will be listed in bold under the questions.

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