Significance

n.	1.	The quality or state of being significant.
	2.	That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a word or expression.
	3.	Importance; moment; weight; consequence. With this brain I must work, in order to give significancy and value to the few facts which I possess. - De Quincey.

Noun	1.	significance - the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power" Antonyms: insignificance - the quality of having little or no significance
	2.	significance - 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
	3.	significance - 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 ambigtuous" Synonyms: meaning, signification, import

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