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Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them. And since the '70s, cinema has gone almost entirely in the direction of spectacle and escapism and superhero films.
Dan Gilroy

Meaning of "relevance" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RELEVANCE

relevance  [ˈrɛləvəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RELEVANCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Relevance is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RELEVANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

relevance

Relevance

The concept of relevance is studied in many different fields, including cognitive sciences, logic, and library and information science. Most fundamentally, however, it is studied in epistemology. Different theories of knowledge have different implications for what is considered relevant and these fundamental views have implications for all other fields as well.

Definition of relevance in the English dictionary

The definition of relevance in the dictionary is sth's relevance to a situation or person is its importance or significance in that situation or to that person.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RELEVANCE


approvance
əˈpruːvəns
arrivance
əˈraɪvəns
captivance
ˈkæptɪvəns
connivance
kəˈnaɪvəns
connivence
kəˈnaɪvəns
contrivance
kənˈtraɪvəns
crivens
ˈkrɪvəns
grievance
ˈɡriːvəns
inobservance
ˌɪnəbˈzɜːvəns
irrelevance
ɪˈrelɪvəns
misobservance
ˌmɪsəbˈzɜːvəns
nonobservance
ˌnɒnəbˈzɜːvəns
observance
əbˈzɜːvəns
survivance
səˈvaɪvəns
unobservance
ˌʌnəbˈzɜːvəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELEVANCE

releasee
releasement
releaser
releasor
relegable
relegatable
relegate
relegation
relend
relent
relentless
relentlessly
relentlessness
relentment
Relenza
reletter
relevancy
relevant
relevantly
releve

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELEVANCE

advance
angle of advance
assistance
balance
calavance
cash advance
chance
compliance
dance
disadvance
distance
enhance
finance
France
imbalance
importance
in advance
paper advance
readvance
Sunday observance

Synonyms and antonyms of relevance in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «RELEVANCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «relevance» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of relevance

Translation of «relevance» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELEVANCE

Find out the translation of relevance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of relevance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «relevance» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

相关性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

relevancia
570 millions of speakers

English

relevance
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

प्रासंगिकता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

актуальность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

relevância
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রাসঙ্গিকতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pertinence
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkaitan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Relevanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

関連性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

관련성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Relevansi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

liên quan
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சம்பந்தம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपयुक्तता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ilgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rilevanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Znaczenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

актуальність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

relevanță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ενδιαφέρον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

relevansie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

EES
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

relevans
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of relevance

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELEVANCE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELEVANCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about relevance

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10 QUOTES WITH «RELEVANCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word relevance.
1
Roger Nash Baldwin
The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.
2
John Barton
I consider a poem to be a kind of experiment where a number of elements are brought together under test conditions to see how they will interact to create meaning or relevance.
3
Yves Behar
Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If it isn't ethical, it can't be beautiful. But if it isn't beautiful, it probably shouldn't be at all.'
4
John Desmond Bernal
The relevance of Marxism to science is that it removes it from its imagined position of complete detachment and shows it as a part, but a critically important part, of economy and social development.
5
Craig Bruce
Never question the relevance of truth, but always question the truth of relevance.
6
Eddie Campbell
I'd be interested to read Gull's paper on it, and I wish Alan would put it in somewhere. It gives him a relevance to our times, which he doesn't otherwise have. Gull, I mean, not Alan.
7
Brian Ferneyhough
When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.
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Brian Ferneyhough
Certainly being in California has encouraged a sustained commitment to rethinking the nature, purposes, and relevance of the contemporary arts, specifically music, for a society which by and large seems to manage quite well without them.
9
Dario Fo
A theatre, a literature, an artistic expression that does not speak for its own time has no relevance.
10
Dan Gilroy
Coming out of the '60s and the Vietnam War in America, it was commonplace for people to make films that had relevance to them. And since the '70s, cinema has gone almost entirely in the direction of spectacle and escapism and superhero films.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELEVANCE»

Discover the use of relevance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relevance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Relevance: Communication and Cognition
This revised edition includes a new Preface outlining developments in Relevance Theory since 1986, discussing the more serious criticisms of the theory, and envisaging possible revisions or extensions.
Dan Sperber, 1995
2
Relevance: Making Stuff that Matters
Branding expert Manners says that marketers should give up the flashy practices of the last 50 years and instead focus on being more relevant--by showing customers how they can help solve their problems and improve customers' lives.
Tim Manners, 2008
3
Brand Relevance: Making Competitors Irrelevant
Branding guru Aaker shows how to eliminate the competition and become the lead brand in your market This ground-breaking book defines the concept of brand relevance using dozens of case studies-Prius, Whole Foods, Westin, iPad and more-and ...
David A. Aaker, 2010
4
Relevance Lost: The Rise and Fall of Management Accounting
The authors combine their perspectives to describe the evolution of management accounting, from the early textile mills to present-day computer-automated manufacturers.
H. Thomas Johnson, 1991
5
Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance
In this main essay of this book, Wesley Salmon offers a solution to scientific explanation based on the concept of statistical relevance (the S-R model). In this vein, the other two essays herein discuss “Statistical Relevance vs.
Wesley C. Salmon, 1971
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The Relevance of the Beautiful and Other Essays
The essays here are not technical and are readily accessible to the beginning student and the general reader. The collection as a whole serves to illustrate the practice of hermeneutics and to introduce Gadamer's thought.
Hans-Georg Gadamer, Robert Bernasconi, 1986
7
Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre
Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't; why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales "stick.
Jack Zipes, 2013
8
Relevance: Hitting Your Goals by Knowing What Matters
In this groundbreaking book, business guru David Apgar helps leaders pinpoint which information matters most for successful goal setting, strategy, and bottom-line performance.
David Apgar, 2008
9
Brand Portfolio Strategy: Creating Relevance, ...
In this long-awaited book from the world's premier brand expert and author of the seminal work Building Strong Brands, David Aaker shows managers how to construct a brand portfolio strategy that will support a company's business strategy ...
David A. Aaker, 2009
10
Relevance and Linguistic Meaning: The Semantics and ...
In this new and important study, Diane Blakemore argues that attempts to analyse these expressions within standard semantic frameworks raise even more problems, while their analysis as expressions that link segments of discourse has led to ...
Diane Blakemore, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELEVANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relevance is used in the context of the following news items.
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Articles by late RAW officer, ex-Judge of no relevance: Mukul …
NEW DELHI: Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi today said publication of articles written by former intelligence officer or the ex-judges of the Supreme Court on ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
2
Only of relevance to TV: Jaitley on Lalit Modi row
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday scoffed at questions on former IPL chief Lalit Modi's tweets naming him, saying some people were relevant only for ... «DeshGujarat, Jul 15»
3
Design, Build and Sell Scheme is losing relevance: Property experts
SINGAPORE: Property experts say the Design, Build and Sell Scheme (DBSS) is losing its relevance and should be scrapped. The scheme was suspended in ... «Channel News Asia, Jun 15»
4
Innovation and communication 'revitalise the relevance of milk …
Dairies around the world must innovate and communicate to "revitalise the relevance of milk" among consumers, says Tetra Pak. «DairyReporter.com, Jun 15»
5
Special ties with Russia will acquire greater relevance: Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will be travelling to Russia in July, on Friday extended his good wishes to it on the 'Day of Russia' and expressed ... «IBNLive, Jun 15»
6
Democrats seek return to relevance in Tennessee politics
The heavy erosion of Democratic power has left them with little sway at the Capitol and looking for a path toward regaining relevance. Among the available ... «WKRN.com, May 15»
7
Digital Marketing Agency Relevance Consolidates Brands, Expands …
INDIANAPOLIS, April 20, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The newly consolidated brand RELEVANCE - PUBLICATION. AGENCY. EVENTS.™ (formerly ... «PR Newswire, Apr 15»
8
Ads On Facebook Now Have Relevance Scores
Facebook relevance scores Ads – as a consumer you hate them and as a marketer you love them, but either way they are a part of life. As a marketer they are ... «Business 2 Community, Mar 15»
9
Facebook Launches 'Relevance Score' for Ads
The better your relevance score is, the cheaper your ad. Facebook hasn't given any specifics on the discount, but any break on advertising costs is a welcome ... «Business 2 Community, Feb 15»
10
Madonna banned by British radio for being old: 'It's all about relevance'
“At the end of the day, it's all about relevance,” said one Radio 1 insider, the Daily Mail reported. “It's natural that as an artist gets older, their audience goes ... «Washington Times, Feb 15»

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