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significance

/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ noun

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Latin root: significantia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about significance at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. The extent to which something matters; importance
    As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
  2. Meaning.
    the significance of her gesture was unclear

Origin

Inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance.

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