RELEVANCE

relevance, relevancy

(noun) the relation of something to the matter at hand

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

relevance (usually uncountable, plural relevances)

The property or state of being relevant or pertinent.

Synonyms

• bearing

• pertinence

Antonyms

• irrelevance

Source: Wiktionary


Rel"e*vance, Rel"e*van*cy, n.

1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency; applicability. Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore. Poe.

2. (Scots Law)

Definition: Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 September 2024

SPOT

(noun) a small contrasting part of something; “a bald spot”; “a leopard’s spots”; “a patch of clouds”; “patches of thin ice”; “a fleck of red”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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