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significant

Pronunciation: /sɪgˈnɪfɪk(ə)nt/
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Definition of significant

adjective

  • 1sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention; noteworthy:a significant increase in sales
  • 2having a particular meaning; indicative of something:in times of stress her dreams seemed to her especially significant
  • suggesting a meaning or message that is not explicitly stated:she gave him a significant look
  • 3 Statistics relating to or having significance.

Origin:

late 16th century (in significant (sense 2)): from Latin significant- 'indicating', from the verb significare (see signify)

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The ending of significant is spelled -ant.

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