relevant
Meaning
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- Related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- Not out of date; current.
Synonyms
of current importance
related to
well-chosen
relate to
well-suited
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹɛləvənt/
Etymology
From the Scots dialect of English meaning "legally pertinent," used in Scots legal circles starting in the early 1500s. Borrowed from Latin relevāns, relevāntem, present active participle of relevō (“lift up again, lighten, relieve”), from re- (“again”) + levō (“lift”).
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