Relevant \Rel"e*vant\ (-vant), a. [F. relevant, p. pr. of
relever to raise again, to relieve. See Relieve.]
1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.] --Pownall.
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2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand;
pertinent; applicable.
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Close and relevant arguments have very little hold
on the passions. --Sydney
Smith.
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3. (Scots Law) Sufficient to support the cause.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
relevant
adj 1: having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue;
"the scientist corresponds with colleagues in order to
learn about matters relevant to her own research"
[ant: irrelevant]
2: having crucial relevance; "crucial to the case"; "relevant
testimony" [syn: crucial]
WordNet (r) 2.0
55 Moby Thesaurus words for "relevant":
a propos, ad rem, adapted, admissible, akin, allied, allowable,
appertaining, applicable, applying, apposite, appropriate, apropos,
apt, associated, becoming, befitting, belonging, cognate,
dovetailing, felicitous, fit, fitted, fitting, geared, germane,
happy, important, in point, in question, involving, just right,
likely, material, meshing, on the button, opportune, pat,
pertaining, pertinent, proper, qualified, related, relative, right,
seasonable, significant, sortable, suitable, suited, suiting,
tailored, to the point, to the purpose, weighty
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
crucial
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