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ə adjective
bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent: a relevant remark.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent |
| 2. | linguistics another word for distinctive |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin relevans, from Latin relevāre to lighten, from | |
| 'relevance | |
| —n | |
| 'relevancy | |
| —n | |
| 'relevantly | |
| —adv | |
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relevant
"pertinent to the matter at hand," 1560, from M.L. relevantem (1481), prp. of L. relevare "to lessen, lighten" (see relieve). Originally a Scottish legal term meaning "take up, take possession of property;" not generally used until after 1800. Relevance is from 1733 (relevancy
in the same sense is recorded from 1561).
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