🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Relevância

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.leˈvɐ̃.si.ɐ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Relevance/ˈrɛl.ə.vəns/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A relevância do estudo foi destacada durante a conferência."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The quality or state of being closely connected or appropriate to what is being done or considered.

    "The relevance of the study was highlighted during the conference."
  2. 2

    The degree to which something is related or useful to what is being discussed.

    "The relevance of her experience to the job was evident in her interview."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'relevance' originates from the Latin 'relevare', meaning 'to raise up' or 'to relieve'. It evolved through Old French 'relevancer' before entering Middle English in the late 14th century, where it began to take on its modern meaning related to the importance or significance of something in a particular context.

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