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irrelevant

 
 
/ɪˈreləvənt/ adjective

Definition

not important in a particular situation: The car had faults but these were irrelevant to the crash.
irrelevance
 
 
/ɪˈreləvəns/ noun [C, U]
something that is irrelevant, or the quality of being irrelevant
irrelevantly adverb
(Definition of irrelevant adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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