relevant
[rel-uh-vuh nt]
- bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
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Origin of relevant
Synonyms
See more synonyms for relevant on Thesaurus.comapplicable, germane, apposite, appropriate, suitable, fitting.
Synonym study
See apt.
Pronunciation note
See irrelevant.
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Contemporary Examples
Deep, situational, and emotional jokes based on what is relevant and has a POINT!
But he added that the tactic ensured all “relevant” topics in the world of politics were back to the world of Paul.
Germane and relevant in their way, but wielding a different methodology.
The experts there said the material and the riveting was what would have been used in the relevant time period.
The question, almost akin to a riddle, is certainly a relevant one to anybody in a creative field.
Historical Examples
Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs.
Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk TalesAnonymous
Yet a spirited and relevant discussion may be conducted in a class of a hundred or so.
College TeachingPaul Klapper
For readability, the footnotes have been moved to the end of the relevant chapter.
The Classification of PatentsUnited States Patent Office
This I do, because it does not seem to me relevant to the matter in hand.
The ArenaVarious
This puts the argument upon a plane where discussion is relevant.
A Preface to PoliticsWalter Lippmann
relevant
- having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
- linguistics another word for distinctive (def. 2)
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Word Origin
C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from re- + levāre to raise, relieve
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Word Origin and History for relevant
adj.
"pertinent to the matter at hand," 1550s, from Middle French relevant "depending upon," originally "helpful," from Medieval Latin relevantem (nominative relevans), from stem of Latin relevare "to lessen, lighten" (see relieve). Not generally used until after 1800.
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