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Definition of irrelevant adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

irrelevant

adjective
 
/ɪˈreləvənt/
 
/ɪˈreləvənt/
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  1. not important to or connected with a situation
    • totally/completely/largely irrelevant
    • irrelevant remarks
    • Whether I believe you or not is irrelevant now.
    • irrelevant to something/somebody That evidence is irrelevant to the case.
    • Many people consider politics irrelevant to their lives.
    opposite relevant
    Extra Examples
    • Ludicrously irrelevant thoughts swarmed in her head.
    • The UN is becoming increasingly irrelevant.
    • The matter is strictly irrelevant at this point in the proceedings.
    • These arguments were dismissed as irrelevant.
    • This argument is entirely irrelevant to the question of who is right.
    • As far as the law is concerned it is irrelevant that the two divisions are part of one company.
    • It's totally irrelevant whether I'm married or not.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • completely
    • entirely
    • quite
    preposition
    • to
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