significancy
Americannoun
plural
significanciesOther Word Forms
- nonsignificancy noun
Etymology
Origin of significancy
From the Latin word significantia, dating back to 1585–95. See significance, -ancy
Example Sentences
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A few sentences will point to the significancy of the Lobby.
From Here and There in London by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
Yet are they certainly not without argumentative weight and significancy.
From The Last Twelve Verses of the Gospel According to S. Mark by Burgon, John William
When an ancient word, for its sound and significancy, deserves to be revived, I have that reasonable veneration for antiquity to restore it.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various
Not the prevalence, then, but the significancy of the nickname is to be noted here.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
“By so doing,” rejoined Sir Marmaduke, in a tone of satirical significancy, “you would only cause a score of like heads to sprout up in its place.”
From The White Gauntlet by Reid, Mayne
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