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significant
- Main Entry:
- sig·nif·i·cant

- Pronunciation:
-
\-kənt\
- Function:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- Latin significant-, significans, present participle of significare to signify
- Date:
- 1579
1: having meaning; especially : suggestive <a significant glance>2 a: having or likely to have influence or effect : important <a significant piece of legislation>; also : of a noticeably or measurably large amount <a significant number of layoffs> <producing significant profits> b: probably caused by something other than mere chance <statistically significant correlation between vitamin deficiency and disease>
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