| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected.[Websters]
2. Being unrelated or unconnected. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Being foreign or extraneous. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Being immaterial, unimportant or unessential. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Being inapplicable, inappropriate, inopportune, incongruous or inapt. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Being absolute, utter, sheer, implicit or perfect. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. Being inconsequent, incoherent, disjointed or desultory. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb irrelatively.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (irrelatively) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective irrelative.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IRRELATIVE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IRRELATIVE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Not relative; unconnected. Irrelative chords, in music,have no common sound. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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Common Expressions: IRRELATIVE
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Irrelative chords | (Mus.), those having no common tone. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
| Irrelative repetition | (Biol.), the multiplication of parts that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual dependence or connection. --Owen. Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary. | ||
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