IRRELATIVE

Etymology

Adjective

irrelative (comparative more irrelative, superlative most irrelative)

Having no relations to each other; unrelated.

Not related to the subject at hand; irrelevant.

(music) Describing two or more chords which do not share any notes in common.

Source: Wiktionary


Ir*rel"a*tive, a.

Definition: Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected.

– Ir*rel"a*tive*ly, adv. Irrelative chords (Mus.), those having no common tone.

– Irrelative repetition (Biol.), the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. Owen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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UNAMBIGUOUS

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