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significance

[ sig-nif-i-kuhns ]
/ sɪgˈnɪf ɪ kəns /

noun

importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
meaning; import: The familiar place had a new significance for her.
the quality of being significant or having a meaning: to give significance to dull chores.

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Words related to significance

connotation, implication, understanding, sense, weight, matter, influence, gravity, merit, relevance, magnitude, virtue, consequence, prestige, heart, force, meat, point, nitty-gritty, nub

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Origin of significance

1400–50; late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin significantia force, meaning, equivalent to significant- (see significant) + -ia -ia; see -ance

SYNONYMS FOR significance

1 moment, weight. See importance.
2 See meaning.

ANTONYMS FOR significance

1 triviality.

OTHER WORDS FROM significance

non·sig·nif·i·cance, nounself-sig·nif·i·cance, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for significances

significance
/ (sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns) /

noun

consequence or importance
something signified, expressed, or intended
the state or quality of being significant
statistics
  1. a measure of the confidence that can be placed in a result, esp a substantive causal hypothesis, as not being merely a matter of chance
  2. (as modifier)a significance level Compare confidence level See also hypothesis testing
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