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Definition of irrelevance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

irrelevance

noun
 
/ɪˈreləvəns/
 
/ɪˈreləvəns/
(also less frequent irrelevancy
 
/ɪˈreləvənsi/
 
/ɪˈreləvənsi/
(plural irrelevancies)
)
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  1. [uncountable] lack of importance to or connection with a situation
    • the irrelevance of the curriculum to children’s daily life
    opposite relevance
  2. [countable, usually singular] something that is not important to or connected with a situation
    • His idea was rejected as an irrelevance.
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