relevance

[ rel-uh-vuhns ]
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noun
  1. the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand: Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.

Origin of relevance

1
First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; relev(ant) + -ance
  • Often rel·e·van·cy .

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