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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.
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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

synonym study for relevant

See apt.

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OTHER WORDS FROM relevant

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Words related to relevant

admissible, applicable, compatible, consistent, germane, important, pertinent, proper, related, significant, suitable, suited, accordant, ad rem, allowable, applicatory, apposite, appurtenant, apt, becoming

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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