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the fact or state of being pertinent
  • I appreciate that you did the dishes tonight, but that has no relevance to my enforcement of the punishment you got earlier this week

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The first known use of relevance was in 1787

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“Relevance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/relevance. Accessed 3 Aug. 2020.

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