■ adjective closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand.
Derivatives
relevance noun
relevancy noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16 (as a Scots legal term meaning 'legally pertinent'): from med. L. ~- 'raising up', from L. relevare .
■ adjective closely connected or appropriate to the matter in hand.
Derivatives
relevance noun
relevancy noun
~ly adverb
Origin
C16 (as a Scots legal term meaning 'legally pertinent'): from med. L. ~- 'raising up', from L. relevare .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004