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  • 1importance — importance, consequence, moment, weight, significance, import are comparable when they denote the quality or the character or the state of someone or something that impresses others as of great or sometimes eminent worth, value, or influence.… …

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  • 2Importance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Importance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 importance importance consequence moment prominence consideration mark materialness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 import import significance concern …

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  • 3importance — /im pawr tns/, n. 1. the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance. 2. important position or standing; personal or social consequence. 3. consequential air or manner: an air of bustling importance. 4. Obs. an important matter …

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  • 4importance — im•por•tance [[t]ɪmˈpɔr tns[/t]] n. 1) the quality or state of being important; significance 2) Obs. an important matter 3) Obs. importunity 4) Obs. import; meaning • syn: importance, consequence, significance, moment refer to something valuable …

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  • 5importance — noun Date: 1508 1. a. the quality or state of being important ; consequence b. an important aspect or bearing ; significance 2. obsolete import, meaning 3. obsolete importunity …

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  • 6importance —    Ano nui, waiwai.   Thing of importance, mea nui.   Limited importance, ōpū uku uku, kaupalena ia …

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  • 7by-thing — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a thing of little importance …

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  • 8The Importance of Being Earnest — For other uses, see The Importance of Being Earnest (disambiguation). The Importance of Being Earnest The original production of The Importance of Being Earnest in 1895 with Allan Aynesworth as Algernon (left) and George Alexander as Jack (right) …

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  • 9a thing — a thing, etc Not at all, not one, etc ● devil * * * a thing : ↑anything used in negative statements I can t see a thing [=I can see nothing] without my glasses on. The guests will be here soon, and I don t have a thing (that is appropriate) to… …

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  • 10Winning isn't everything; it's the only thing — Winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing is a well known quote in sports. It exemplifies a form of unfettered competitiveness that has permeated American sports. Its assertion about the importance of winning has been touted as a basic tenet… …

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