- Irrelative repetition
- Irrelative Ir*rel"a*tive, a.
Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. --
{Ir*rel"a*tive*ly}, adv.
[1913 Webster]
{Irrelative chords} (Mus.), those having no common tone.
{Irrelative repetition} (Biol.), the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. --Owen. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.