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relevant

[ rel-uh-vuhnt ]
/ ˈrɛl ə vənt /
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adjective

bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.

Words related to relevant

pertinent, suited, germane, consistent, applicable, related, compatible, admissible, important, significant, proper, suitable, accordant, allowable, apposite, apt, becoming, cognate, concerning, conforming

Words nearby relevant

relegate, relent, relentless, relenza, relevance, relevant, relevé, relexify, reliability, reliable, reliance

Origin of relevant

1550–60; < Medieval Latin relevant- (stem of relevāns), special use of Latin, present participle of relevāre to raise, lift up. See relieve, -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM relevant

synonym study for relevant

See apt.

pronunciation note for relevant

See irrelevant.
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British Dictionary definitions for relevant

relevant
/ (ˈrɛlɪvənt) /

adjective

having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2)

Derived forms of relevant

relevance or relevancy, nounrelevantly, adverb

Word Origin for relevant

C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieve
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