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Relevant

//ˈɹɛləvənt// adj, slang

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
  2. 2
    Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.; Directly related, connected, or pertinent, with important ramifications or implications. especially

    "His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition."

  3. 3
    Not out of date; current.

    "The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year."

  4. 4
    Famous, popular, or noteworthy in a contemporary context. broadly, slang
Adjective
  1. 1
    having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue wordnet

Etymology

From the Scots dialect of English meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scots legal circles starting in the early 1500s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).

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