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noun
ir·rel·e·vance
i-ˈre-lə-vən(t)s 
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something irrelevant
Example Sentences
the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill
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For an industry that’s been watching its highest celebration of itself slide into irrelevance for years, that means something.
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Vulture, 7 Feb. 2022
Steve Wilks saved the Carolina Panthers from irrelevance this season after Matt Rhule ran the franchise into the ground over the past two years.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2023
Gemini’s main business, its crypto exchange, is also in danger of fading into irrelevance.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
But the stark reality is that the Brotherhood is at a turning point: The movement either will have to reinvent itself or face the prospect of gradually fading into irrelevance.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2022
Some creators said their connections to their followers seemed more disposable and easily replaced than on other sites, leaving them feeling always one swipe away from irrelevance.
—Drew Harwell And Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
Some creators said their connections to their followers seemed more disposable and easily replaced than on other sites, leaving them feeling always one swipe away from irrelevance.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Russia’s increasing economic irrelevance on the global stage will be exacerbated by a sustained drop in oil prices.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
The movie should hit harder because a prurient party-fest with dark undertones of creeping irrelevance and impermanence seems ready-made to thrill us, if not move us.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
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Vulture, 7 Feb. 2022
Steve Wilks saved the Carolina Panthers from irrelevance this season after Matt Rhule ran the franchise into the ground over the past two years.
—Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2023
Gemini’s main business, its crypto exchange, is also in danger of fading into irrelevance.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2023
But the stark reality is that the Brotherhood is at a turning point: The movement either will have to reinvent itself or face the prospect of gradually fading into irrelevance.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 16 Dec. 2022
Some creators said their connections to their followers seemed more disposable and easily replaced than on other sites, leaving them feeling always one swipe away from irrelevance.
—Drew Harwell And Taylor Lorenz, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Oct. 2022
Some creators said their connections to their followers seemed more disposable and easily replaced than on other sites, leaving them feeling always one swipe away from irrelevance.
—Taylor Lorenz, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2022
Russia’s increasing economic irrelevance on the global stage will be exacerbated by a sustained drop in oil prices.
—Joshua Cohen, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2023
The movie should hit harder because a prurient party-fest with dark undertones of creeping irrelevance and impermanence seems ready-made to thrill us, if not move us.
—K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Irrelevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irrelevance. Accessed 24 Mar. 2023.
Legal Definition
irrelevance
noun
ir·rel·e·vance
ir-ˈre-lə-vəns
1
: the quality or state of being irrelevant
2
: something that is irrelevant
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