Importance

n.	1.	The quality or state of being important; consequence; weight; moment; significance. Thy own importance know, Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. - Pope.
	2.	Subject; matter. Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. - Shak.
	3.	Import; meaning; significance. The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow. - Shak.
	4.	Importunity; solicitation. At our importance hither is he come. - Shak.

Noun	1.	importance - the quality of being important and worthy of note; "the importance of a well-balanced diet" Antonyms: unimportance - the quality of not being important or worthy of note
	2.	importance - a prominent status; "a person of importance" Synonyms: grandness

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