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impertinence

im·per·ti·nence

UK/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns/ US/ɪmˈpɝ.tɪ.nəns/ uncommon

noun

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Borrowed from Middle French impertinence, from impertinent (“impertinent”); by surface analysis, im- + pertinent.

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