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relevant [ rel·e·vant ]

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ˈreləvənt ]
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ˈreləvənt ]
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Adjective

1. Closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

the candidate's experience is relevant to the job

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2. Appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest.

The challenge was to make the classic relevant for today.

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Origin

1. Early 16th century (as a Scots legal term meaning ‘legally pertinent’): from medieval Latin relevant- ‘raising up’, from Latin relevare.

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