RELEVANT


Meaning of RELEVANT in English

■ 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 .

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