relevant

[ rel-uh-vuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.

Origin of relevant

1
First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin relevant-, stem of relevāns, special use of Latin present participle of relevāre “to raise, lift up”; see relieve, -ant

synonym study For relevant

See apt.

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Other words for relevant

Other words from relevant

  • rel·e·vance, rel·e·van·cy, noun
  • rel·e·vant·ly, adverb
  • non·rel·e·vant, adjective
  • un·rel·e·vant, adjective
  • un·rel·e·vant·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for relevant

relevant

/ (ˈrɛlɪvənt) /


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

  2. linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2)

Origin of relevant

1
C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieve

Derived forms of relevant

  • relevance or relevancy, noun
  • relevantly, adverb

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