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Definition of: relevant
(rel′ə·vənt) adjective
1. Fitting or suiting given requirements; pertinent; applicable: commonly with to.
2. Ling. Designating those features of a phoneme which function to distinguish it from other phonemes in a language, as place of articulation in English consonants. [<Med. L relevans, -antis, ppr. of relevare bear upon <L, raise up. See RELIEVE.]
—rel′·e·vance, rel′e·van·cy noun
—rel′e·vant·ly adverb
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