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significante

significant, meaningful

adjective noun seeg-nee-fee-KAHN-teh Rare

Also means

(linguistics) signifier

Usage Note

Significante as an adjective is a near-synonym of significativo, though significativo is far more common in everyday speech. As a noun in linguistics, el significante is the 'signifier' — the sound or written form — contrasted with el significado, the 'signified' meaning. Do not use significante where you mean importante.

Examples

"El gesto fue muy significante."

Natural Translation

The gesture was very meaningful.

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