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Vinony

significance

noun

  1. extent to which something matters; importance
  2. meaning
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/

noun

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

  1. The extent to which something matters; importance

    “As a juror your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.”

    “Of more significance in the nature of branch development; in the Jubulaceae, as in the Porellaceae, branches are acroscopic and normally replace a ventral leaf lobe.”

  2. Meaning.

    “the significance of her gesture was unclear”