relevant
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From Old French relevant (“‘assisting’”) < Latin relevāns, present active participle of relevō (“‘lift up again, lighten, relieve’”), from re- (“‘again’”) + levō (“‘lift’”).
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relevant (comparative more relevant, superlative most relevant)
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- Directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic.
- His mother provided some relevant background information concerning his medical condition.
- Not out of date; current.
- 1973 December 20, “Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope”, The Aberdeen Times:
- The message of Christmas is still relevant as we near the end of a troubled year and the beginning of an uncertain but challenging new year.
- 2008, Scott Cooper, Fritz Grutzner, Birk Cooper, Tips and Traps for Marketing Your Business[1], McGraw-Hill, ISBN 978-0071494892, page 39:
- Motorola was quickly losing the cell-phone battle to Nokia for a time. When they launched the RAZR phone and combined it with their "Hello Moto" campaign, it made the brand relevant again.
- 1973 December 20, “Hansen says Christmas time for thanks, hope”, The Aberdeen Times:
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directly related, connected, or pertinent to a topic
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- relevant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- relevant in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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relevant (comparative relevanter, superlative am relevantesten)
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| Inflections of relevant Comparation by mer and mest |
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| Indefinite singular |
Common | relevant |
| Neuter | relevant | |
| Definite singular |
Masc. | relevante |
| All | relevanta | |
| Plural | relevanta | |
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