🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

significativo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: siɣnifiˈka.ti.βo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Significant/sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El estudio reveló diferencias significativas entre los dos grupos."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having meaning; indicative of something important.

    "The study revealed significant differences between the two groups."
  2. 2

    Sufficiently great or important to be worthy of attention.

    "Her contributions to the project were significant and greatly appreciated."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'significant' originates from the Latin 'significans', meaning 'indicating' or 'signifying'. It evolved through Middle English, where it retained the sense of importance or meaning.

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