3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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. [1913 Webster] 2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand; pertinent; applicable. [1913 Webster] Close and relevant arguments have very little hold on the passions. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster] 3. (Scots Law) Sufficient to support the cause. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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}] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 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
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