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Definition of: importance
(im·pôr′təns) noun
1. The quality of being important or momentous.
2. Weight or consequence, as in public estimation or in self–esteem.
3. Consequential manner; pretentiousness.
4. Obs. Significance; meaning; also, urgency. Also Obs. im·por′tan·cy. [<F <Med. L importantia]
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