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   Rel·e·vant

   /ˈreləv(ə)nt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered: "what small companies need is relevant advice"
   • ▪ appropriate to the current time, period, or circumstances; of contemporary interest: "critics may find themselves unable to stay relevant in a changing world"

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. relevantly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 11

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