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- pronunciation:
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vnt
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adjective |
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If something is relevant, it is related to what is being talked about now or what is important right now. It is connected with it and has something to do with it.
Megan and Amy were talking about the movie they just saw, and Nolan's question about fishing was not relevant to their conversation.The teacher is taking the class to the museum because the exhibits are relevant to what they are studying in class.- similar words:
- appropriate, related, significant
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| related words: |
suitable |
| derivations: |
relevantly (adv.), relevance (n.), relevancy (n.) |
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