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relevant

/ˈɹeləvənt/REH-luh-vuhnt
/ˈɹɛləvənt/REH-luh-vuhnt

Meaningraising up

Common meaning: connected to the matter in hand

‘again’ + ‘light in weight’ → relevant

Journey through time

  1. Latinrelevare‘to raise up’source
  2. Frenchrelevant‘relieving’source
  3. Englishrelevant‘connected to the matter in hand’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin levis; levō ‘light in weight’.

Roots

Related words

alleviateelevateleverlevitylevyrelieve

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