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relevance

nounattested in dialogue

  • //ˈɹɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s//
  • //ˈɹɛl.ə.vən(t)s//

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

noun

  1. 1

    The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

Etymology

Etymology tree English relevant Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin -āntia Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English relevance From relevant + -ance.

Forms

plural
relevances
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Lexical content from Wiktionary, under CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source entry · Data version 2026-08-23

Rank among the words of the OpenSubtitles 2018 corpus — film and television subtitles, so spoken rather than written usage (CC BY-SA 3.0).