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relevant

re·le·vant

UK/ˈɹɛləvənt/ US/ˈɹʷɛləvənt/ fairly common slang

adjective

1.

having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue

  • “the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to learn about matters relevant to her own research”
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2.

having crucial relevance

  • “crucial to the case”
  • “relevant testimony”
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Origin

From Scots relevant meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scottish legal circles starting in the early 1500s, and first used in English in the 1700s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).

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