relevant
Americanadjective
adjective
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having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
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linguistics another word for distinctive
Pronunciation
See irrelevant.
Related Words
See apt.
Other Word Forms
- nonrelevant adjective
- relevance noun
- relevancy noun
- relevantly adverb
- unrelevant adjective
- unrelevantly adverb
Etymology
Origin of relevant
First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin relevant-, stem of relevāns, special use of Latin present participle of relevāre “to raise, lift up”; relieve ( def. ), -ant ( def. )
Example Sentences
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“The market is littered with legacy vendors that could not keep up, so maintaining the pace of relevant innovation will be important.”
From Barron's
Knocks to software companies are particularly relevant to private credit fund managers given “software’s longstanding role in both public and private credit markets,” BlackRock credit strategist Dominique Bly wrote in a note to clients.
A force spokesperson appealed to witnesses or people with relevant dashcam footage to get in touch.
From BBC
Brown told the BBC last week that he had "submitted a five-page memorandum to the Metropolitan, Surrey, Sussex Thames Valley and other relevant UK police constabularies".
From BBC
On Friday, the force said it is "identifying and contacting" former and serving officers who may have relevant information.
From BBC
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