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| 1. | [ noun ] the quality of being significant | |
| Examples: | "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" |
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| Related terms: | insignificance importance consequence meaningfulness historicalness significant insignificant | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred | |
| Synonyms: | implication import | |
| Examples: | "the significance of his remark became clear only later" "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" |
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| Related terms: | meaning imply | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the message that is intended or expressed or signified | |
| Synonyms: | meaning import signification | |
| Examples: | "what is the meaning of this sentence" "the significance of a red traffic light" "the signification of Chinese characters" "the import of his announcement was ambiguous" |
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| Related terms: | message sense point effect moral intent sense nuance overtone symbolization lexical_meaning grammatical_meaning referent mean mean spell | |
| Similar spelling: |
significant significative signification significantly signifier signified |
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