significaladj.

Brit.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkl/, U.S.

/sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: significs n., significant adj., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < signific- (in significs n., significant adj., etc.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier signific adj.

= signific adj.

ΚΠ

1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 79/1 The adoption of the significal view-point and method.

1959 Sythese 11 333 His creative mind was always strongly attracted by social, philosophical, didactical or significal questions.

1998 R. Posner in E. W. B. Hess-Lüttich et al. Signs & Space 382 The spectrum of topics and the diversification of the significal dialogues were impressive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	significal
释义	significaladj. Brit. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻkl/, U.S. /sᵻɡˈnɪfᵻk(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: significs n., significant adj., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < signific- (in significs n., significant adj., etc.) + -al suffix¹. Compare earlier signific adj. = signific adj. ΚΠ 1911 Encycl. Brit. XXV. 79/1 The adoption of the significal view-point and method. 1959 Sythese 11 333 His creative mind was always strongly attracted by social, philosophical, didactical or significal questions. 1998 R. Posner in E. W. B. Hess-Lüttich et al. Signs & Space 382 The spectrum of topics and the diversification of the significal dialogues were impressive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1911
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