Irrelative

Irrelative
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.

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  • Irrelative chords — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • irrelative — adjective Date: 1640 not relative: a. not related b. irrelevant • irrelatively adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • irrelative — irrelatively, adv. irrelativeness, n. /i rel euh tiv/, adj. 1. not relative; without relation (usually fol. by to). 2. not pertinent; irrelevant. [1630 40; IR 2 + RELATIVE] * * * …   Universalium

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  • irrelative — adj. not related, not connected, without any relation; not relevant, irrelevant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • irrelative — adjective rare unconnected; unrelated. Derivatives irrelatively adverb …   English new terms dictionary

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