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irrelevant

adjective ir·rel·e·vant \-vənt\

: not important or relating to what is being discussed right now : not relevant

Full Definition of IRRELEVANT

: not relevant : inapplicable <that statement is irrelevant to your argument>

— ir·rel·e·vant·ly adverb

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Synonyms: extraneous, immaterial, impertinent, inapplicable, inapposite, irrelative, beside the point, neither here nor there

Antonyms: applicable, apposite, apropos, germane, material, pertinent, pointed, relative, relevant

IRRELEVANTLY Defined for Kids

adjective ir·rel·e·vant \i-ˈre-lə-vənt\

: having no importance or relation to what is being considered <What's that got to do with it? That's irrelevant.>

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