unrelated

related (rɪˈleɪtɪd)

—*adj*
1.	connected; associated
2.	connected by kinship or marriage
3.	(in diatonic music) denoting or relating to a key that has notes in common with another key or keys

re'latedness

—n

unrelated (ˌʌnrɪˈleɪtɪd)

—*adj*
1.	not connected or associated: an unrelated incident
2.	not connected by kinship or marriage

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Word Origin & History

unrelated

1661, "not akin," from un- (1) "not" + pp. of relate. Meaning "Not in any relationship" is attested from 1668; that of "not told" is from 1764.

Example sentences

The bill also contains other budget and benefit reductions unrelated to welfare.

If these movements are the result of unrelated external stimuli then roughly

the same number should move up as down.

Unrelated species in the same environment may end up looking similar.

The drop is alarming, but could easily be due to other human caused conditions

unrelated to warming.

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