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Meaning of significance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  significance
      n 1: the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the
           significance of nuclear power" [ant: {insignificance}]
      2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred;
         "the significance of his remark became clear only later";
         "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
         [syn: {significance}, {import}, {implication}]
      3: the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "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" [syn:
         {meaning}, {significance}, {signification}, {import}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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