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irrelevancy

[ ih-rel-uh-vuhn-see ]
/ ɪˈrɛl ə vən si /
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noun, plural ir·rel·e·van·cies.

irrelevance.

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Origin of irrelevancy

First recorded in 1795–1805; ir-2 + relevancy

Words nearby irrelevancy

irregularity, irregular variable, irregular verb, irrelative, irrelevance, irrelevancy, irrelevant, irrelievable, irreligion, irreligious, irremeable
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Words related to irrelevancy

footnote, excursus, divagation, difference, aside, note, deviation, divergence, detour, variation, divergency, diversion, tangent, departure, episode, incident, parenthesis, wandering, excursion, deflection

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