"relevance" meaning in English

See relevance in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛl.ɪ.vən(t)s/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-relevance.wav [US] Forms: relevance [singular], [plural]
Etymology: relevant + -ance Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|relevant|ance}} relevant + -ance Head templates: {{noun4}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something's relevance is its connection to a topic in a meaningful way.
    Sense id: simple-relevance-en-noun-r9X2eiLc
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ance
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