significance

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US /səgˈnɪfɪkəns/ UK /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #9647

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1

noun
The importance or value of something.

As a juror, your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
2

noun
The meaning behind something, especially one that is not stated directly.

The significance of her gesture was unclear at first.

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2 noun · the meaning behind... import

More portentportentousness

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Derived forms insignificancenonsignificancesignificsunsignificance

Etymology

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

*dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European significaunce Middle English significance Middle French significantia Latin

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# significance

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** səgˈnɪfɪkəns
**IPA (UK):** sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns
**Frequency rank:** 9647

## Meanings
1. The importance or value of something.
2. The meaning behind something, especially one that is not stated directly.

## Examples
- As a juror, your opinion is of great significance for the outcome of the trial.
- The significance of her gesture was unclear at first.

## Synonyms
- import
- portent
- portentousness

## Derived Forms
- insignificance
- nonsignificance
- significs
- unsignificance

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *dʰeh₁-
- Root: significaunce
- Root: significance
- Root: significantia

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

## AI Etymology
Significance is inherited from Middle English significaunce, from Middle French significance, from Old French significance, from Latin significantia. Doublet of signifiance. Important forms in the word's history include Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-, Middle English significaunce, Middle French significance, Old French significance, Latin significantia. In current use it includes senses such as The importance or value of something and The meaning behind something, especially one that is not stated directly.

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- Abstract Ideas

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