Definition for Significance

significance, n. [OFr < L.; see signify, v.]

  1. Import; status; prestige; distinction.
  2. Importance; attention; consequence; thought.
  3. Magnitude; grandeur; greatness; magnificence; miraculous nature.
  4. Meaning; understanding; comprehension; intelligence; implication.
  5. Meaningfulness; noteworthiness; sufficient justification; inherent value.

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