SIGNIFICANCE

• (noun) the quality of being significant

  "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : implication , import

• (noun) 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"

  synonyms : import , meaning , signification

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