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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessignification
Pronunciation / Transliteration: signification
"Cet événement revêt une grande signification pour notre pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The quality of being worthy of attention; importance.
"The discovery of the new vaccine is of great significance to modern medicine."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Middle English word 'significance', originating from Latin 'significantia', which stems from 'significare' (to signify, point out, or make known). The term evolved from the literal meaning of bearing a sign or indication to encompass broader philosophical and statistical notions of importance, meaning, and weight.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Significance" is said worldwide
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signification
Transliteration: signification
"Cet événement revêt une grande signification pour notre pays."
Bedeutung
Transliteration: Bedeutung
"Diese Entdeckung ist von großer Bedeutung für die Wissenschaft."
importanza
Transliteration: importanza
"Questo documento riveste una grande importanza storica."
importancia
Transliteration: importancia
"El descubrimiento tiene una gran importancia científica."
significância
Transliteration: significância
"O estudo demonstrou significância estatística."
महत्व
Transliteration: mahatva
"इस खोज का बहुत बड़ा महत्व है।"
意义
Transliteration: yìyì
"这项研究具有深远的历史意义。"
의의
Transliteration: uiui
"이 협정은 큰 정치적 의의를 가진다."
重要性
Transliteration: jūyōsei
"この発見の重要性は計り知れない。"
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