significance

Words with a similar base: significance

'significance'

[significance.n.01] as in: the quality of being significant

Examples:
do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power

'significance'

[significance.n.02] as in: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred

Examples:
the significance of his remark became clear only later
the expectation was spread both by word and by implication

'significance'

[meaning.n.01] as in: the message that is intended or expressed or signified

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

Origins

					significance (English)
└── significantia (Latin)

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