significance
/sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)ns/
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American sound/sɪɡˈnɪfɪk(ə)ns/
sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns
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sɪɡ - ˈnɪfɪkəns -> significance
Myanmar meaning
(n) ရည်ရွယ်ချက်
Full entry
significance /sÇg'nÇfÇkǝns/ n [U]
၁။ အဓိပ္ပာယ်။ ရည်ရွယ်ချက်။ I didn't understand the significance of his remark until later. သူဆိုလိုတဲ့အဓိပ္ပာယ်ကိုအစကနားမလည်ဘူး၊ နောက်မှ သဘောပေါက်တယ်။
၂။ အရေးပါမှု။ a speech of great significance အလွန်အရေး ပါသောမိန့်ခွန်း။ ❍ This information by itself is of little significance. ❍ Few people realized the significance of the discovery. Compare INSIGNIFICANCE
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- [significance of] : The historical significance of these events
- [be of great/little etc significance] : I do not think this case is really of great significance.
- [significance for] : Changes that have enormous significance for the medical profession
- [appreciate/grasp the significance of something] : Few observers appreciated the immense political significance of this development.
- [significance of] : I didn’t realize the true significance of this comment at the time.
- [significance for] : It was a gesture that had some significance for his supporters.
Synonyms
meaning, implication, import, consequence, worth, connotation, acceptation, authority, bottom line, consideration, credit, drift, excellence, force, gravity, heart, impact, importance, impressiveness, influence, intendment, kicker, magnitude, matter, meat, merit, message, moment, momentousness, name of the game, nature of the beast, nitty-gritty, nub, nuts and bolts, perfection, pith, point, prestige, punch line, purport, relevance, score, sense, significancy, signification, stuff, substance, understanding, virtue, weight, weightiness
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