51Թ

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relevant

[rel-uh-vuhnt]

adjective

  1. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent.

    a relevant remark.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,


relevant

/ ˈɛɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent

  2. linguistics another word for distinctive

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Pronunciation Note

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • relevance noun
  • relevancy noun
  • relevantly adverb
  • nonrelevant adjective
  • unrelevant adjective
  • unrelevantly adverb
  • ˈ𱹲Գ noun
  • ˈ𱹲Գٱ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of relevant1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin relevant-, stem of Բ, special use of Latin present participle of “to raise, lift up”; relieve ( def. ), -ant ( def. )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of relevant1

C16: from Medieval Latin relevans , from Latin to lighten, from re- + to raise, relieve
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Synonym Study

See apt.
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Example Sentences

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It says that those presiding over the tribunals should have relevant legal qualifications and training.

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“That’s what smart marketing is doing today to make the movie theater as relevant, or more relevant to young people than ever before.”

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She said he told her he had spoken to the relevant bishop "to support Wendy's approach and urge him to respond".

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It is a country where the multilateral organisations - the United Nations and the African Union - could still be relevant.

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In an age of rapid digital innovation, MI6 is having to pedal ever faster to stay ahead of its enemies and to remain relevant, when so much intelligence is now gathered online and from space.

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