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relevance

[ rel-uh-vuhns ]

noun

  1. the condition of being relevant, or connected with the matter at hand:

    Some traditional institutions of the media lack relevance in this digital age.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of relevance1

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; relev(ant) ( def ) + -ance ( def )
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Also, as younger generations increasingly cut the chord and can't access cable TV, shopping channels don't hold the same relevance as they once did.

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Part of it was just the reality of the music business setting in and realizing how cutthroat it is — how tough it is to maintain relevance.

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As those tools become more advanced, it is increasingly obvious how well they reflect the enduring relevance of Nozick's thought experiment, and are revealing of our evolving relationship with the concept of reality.

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Even so, it is the freshness of allegorical audacity as a young genius looks ahead that has the most relevance.

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As a lapsed Catholic who never studied the Bible, I was at first skeptical that this deep immersion into Jesus’ life could have any particular relevance for me.

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