Meaning of significance in English

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Noun
significance
Etymology
late Middle English (denoting unstated meaning): from Old French, or from Latin significantia, from significare‘indicate, portend’
Definitions
1. the quality of being significant
Examples
- « do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power »
Antonyms
- insignificance
2. 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 »
Derived terms
3. 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 ambigtuous »
Derived terms

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