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RELEVANCY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The relation of something to the matter at hand
Synonyms:
relevance; relevancy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("relevancy" is a kind of...):
connectedness; connection; connexion (a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "relevancy"):
materiality (relevance requiring careful consideration)
cogency (persuasive relevance)
point (a style in speech or writing that arrests attention and has a penetrating or convincing quality or effect)
applicability; pertinence; pertinency (relevance by virtue of being applicable to the matter at hand)
Derivation:
relevant (having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue)
