relevancy
/ˈɹeləvənsi/REH-luh-vuhn-see
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˈɹɛləvənsi/REH-luh-vuhn-see
Meaningbeing relevant
Common meaning: relevance
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- reagain; back
- levlight in weight; to raiseLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1054 · scan
- ancynoun ending: the quality or state of
‘again’ + ‘light in weight’ → relevancy
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Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from relevant + -ancy.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), RELEVANT, p.500 · scan
Roots
- levis; levō Latin “light in weight; to raise”
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