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  • 11significant occurrence — index landmark (significant change) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12significant other — significant others N COUNT If you refer to your significant other, you are referring to your wife, husband, or the person you are having a relationship with …

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  • 13significant other — is a coy term for a live in partner and normally occurs in facetious contexts. • (It is all about teasing the viewer whether that is an audience of hundreds or simply your significant other Plymouth Evening Herald, 2007) …

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  • 14significant — [adj1] telling, meaningful cogent, compelling, convincing, denoting, eloquent, expressing, expressive, facund, forceful, heavy, important, indicative, knowing, meaning, momentous, powerful, pregnant, representative, rich, sententious, serious,… …

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  • 15significant — [sig nif′əkənt] adj. [L significans, prp. of significare, to SIGNIFY] 1. a) having or expressing a meaning b) full of meaning 2. important; momentous 3. having or conveying a special or hidden meaning; suggestive …

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  • 16Significant — Sig*nif i*cant, n. That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol. Wordsworth. [1913 Webster] In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. Shak. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 17significant — index central (essential), consequential (substantial), considerable, constructive (creative), critical ( …

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  • 18significant detail — index necessity Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 19significant feature — index highlight Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20significant part — index content (meaning) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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