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significant

adjective IELTS

English meaning
Important or large enough to be noticed
Example
The study found a significant difference.
Common collocations
significant increase; statistically significant; play a significant role
Word family
significance, significantly, insignificant
Academic Word List · Sublist 1

Translation

  • 한국어중요한, 상당한
  • 中文重要的,显著的
  • 日本語重要な、著しい
  • ไทยสำคัญ มีนัยสำคัญ
  • Bahasa Indonesiasignifikan
  • Tiếng Việtđáng kể
  • Русскийзначительный
  • हिन्दीमहत्वपूर्ण

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