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irrelevant

[ih-rel-uh-vuhnt]

adjective

  1. not relevant; not applicable or pertinent.

    His lectures often stray to interesting but irrelevant subjects.

  2. Law.(of evidence) having no probative value upon any issue in the case.



irrelevant

/ ɪˈɛəəԳ /

adjective

  1. not relating or pertinent to the matter at hand; not important

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Pronunciation Note

The pronunciation of irrelevant , as , as if spelled irrevelant, is the result of metathesis, the transposition of two sounds, in this case, the and the . Relevant, the base word, is occasionally subject to the same process. Analogy with words like prevalent and equivalent may play a role. A similar reordering of the and consonant sounds, althought not a strict one-to-one metathesis, can be heard for Calvary when pronounced . Here the transposition is reinforced by the existence of the familiar word cavalry.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • irrelevantly adverb
  • ˈ𱹲Գ noun
  • ˈ𱹲Գٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of irrelevant1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

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These are at best irrelevant — more likely, a moral hazard.

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And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded angrily, calling the Human Rights Council - which commissioned the report - "an antisemitic, rotten, terrorist-supporting and irrelevant body".

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Furthermore, in the face of a widening campaign of abduction and deportation conducted by masked, armed paramilitaries with no identifiable uniforms, Trump’s theatrical displays in the Oval Office can justifiably be viewed as irrelevant distractions.

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He sees the monarchy as "irrelevant" to this dispute with the US.

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Some make us feel good about ourselves for picking up on a timely pop culture reference that only the most hip members of our society would recognize and that may be irrelevant in weeks.

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