| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | ir·rel·e·vant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -r l  -vnt |
| ADJECTIVE: | Unrelated to the matter being considered. | | OTHER FORMS: | ir·rele·vant·ly —ADVERB
| | SYNONYMS: | irrelevant, extraneous, immaterial, impertinent These adjectives mean not pertinent to the subject under consideration: an irrelevant comment; a question extraneous to the discussion; an objection that is immaterial; mentioned several impertinent facts. | | ANTONYM: | relevant
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