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11relevant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. pertinent, fitting, apposite, applicable, apropos, germane, appropriate. See relation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pertinent, applicable, Germane, apropos, suitable, appropriate, apposite, fit,… …
12relevant — relevant, germane, material, pertinent, apposite, applicable, apropos are comparable when they mean having a relation to or a bearing upon the matter in hand or the present circumstances. Something relevant has a traceable connection, especially… …
13relevant — adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin relevant , relevans, from Latin, present participle of relevare to raise up more at relieve Date: 1560 1. a. having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand b. affording evidence tending to… …
14relevant — [rel′ə vənt] adj. [ML relevans, prp. of relevare, to bear upon < L, to lift up: see RELIEVE] bearing upon or relating to the matter in hand; pertinent; to the point relevance n. relevancy relevantly adv. SYN. RELEVANT implies close logical… …
15Dispensation — • An act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior grants relaxation from an existing law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dispensation Dispensation …
16germane — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. relevant, pertinent, apropos, to the point. See relation. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [jur MANE] relevant, pertinent. Your comment is not germane to the subject at hand. SYN …
17material — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bodily, corporeal (see substance). n. cloth, fabric; matter, substance; written matter. See materials. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Composed of matter] Syn. physical, tangible, palpable, corporeal;… …
18relevant — rel·e·vant / re lə vənt/ adj 1: tending logically to prove or disprove a fact of consequence or to make the fact more or less probable and thereby aiding the trier of fact in making a decision determined that the evidence was relevant; also:… …
19apposite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. applicable; suitable, well adapted. See agreement, expedience. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. relevant, apt, fitting, appropriate, apropos, befitting, proper, suited. ANT.: inappropriate,… …
20pertinent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. relevant, apposite, applicable, apt. See relation.Ant., irrelevant. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. relevant, appropriate, related; see relevant . See Synonym Study at relevant . III (Roget s 3… …
