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adjective
1.
important; of consequence.
2.
having or expressing a meaning; indicative; suggestive: a significant wink.
3.
Statistics. of or pertaining to observations that are unlikely to occur by chance and that therefore indicate a systematic cause.
noun
4.
something significant; a sign.
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Significants
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
significant
1570s, from L. significant-, stem of significans, prp. of significare (see signify).
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