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1
to be of importance
- never mind, as the color of the room doesn't signify in the least
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2
to communicate or convey (as an idea) to the mind
- the symbol failed to signify anything to me—until I realized that it was upside down
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“Signify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/signify. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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The first known use of signify was in the 13th century
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