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relevant

[ rel-uh-vuhnt ]

adjective

  1. bearing upon or connected with the matter in hand; pertinent:

    a relevant remark.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



relevant

/ ˈɛɪəԳ /

adjective

  1. having direct bearing on the matter in hand; pertinent
  2. linguistics another word for distinctive
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Pronunciation Note

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𱹲Գ, noun
  • ˈ𱹲Գٱ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Գ ·· noun
  • ·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz··Գ adjective
  • ܲ··Գ adjective
  • un··Գ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of relevant1

First recorded in 1550–60; from Medieval Latin relevant-, stem of Բ, special use of Latin present participle of “to raise, lift up”; relieve ( def ), -ant ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of relevant1

C16: from Medieval Latin relevans , from Latin to lighten, from re- + to raise, relieve
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Synonym Study

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Example Sentences

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And in the Simpsons neuron case, for example, it was just a subset of neurons in the medial temporal lobe that behaved with extreme specificity to enable patients to quickly grasp the relevant concept.

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A police investigation into the murder of a Catholic taxi driver in Belfast "failed to effectively pursue relevant suspects", a report by Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson has concluded.

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One of the links was relevant, but the other tried to give me additional weather details for Charing Cross - not the location in Glasgow, but the railway station in London.

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The Chinese Embassy in the UK said: "The Chinese government consistently requires enterprises to operate in strict compliance with national laws, regulations, and relevant policy provisions."

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He also constantly tries to make Catholicism relevant to younger Filipinos with a strong presence on social media platforms like Facebook, YouTube and X.

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