relevance
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.rel·e·vance
noun \ˈre-lə-vən(t)s\Definition of RELEVANCE
1
a : relation to the matter at hand b : practical and especially social applicability : pertinence <giving relevance to college courses>
2
: the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user
See Examples of RELEVANCE
- <I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week.>
First Known Use of RELEVANCE
1733
Related to RELEVANCE
- Synonyms
- applicability, bearing, connection, materiality, pertinence, relevancy
- Antonyms
- extraneousness, inapplicability, irrelevance, irrelevancy
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