Noun
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having important effects or influence
"decisions of great consequence are made by the president himself"
"virtue is of more moment than security"
"that result is of no consequence"
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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"
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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 ambiguous"
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an imported person brought from a foreign country
"the lead role was played by an import from Sweden"
"they are descendants of indentured importees"
- importee -
commodities (goods or services) bought from a foreign country
Verb
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indicate or signify
"I'm afraid this spells trouble!"
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transfer (electronic data) into a database or document
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bring in from abroad