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Definition of: important
(im·pôr′tənt) adjective
1. Of great import, consequence, prominence, or value.
2. Mattering greatly: with to: evidence important to the case.
3. Pompous; pretentious.
4. Obs. Importunate; urgent. [<F <L importans, -antis, ppr. of importare. See IMPORT.]
—im·por′tant·ly adverb Synonyms: grave, influential, material, momentous, prominent, serious, significant, valuable, weighty. See SERIOUS. Antonyms: empty, idle, inconsiderable, irrelevant, mean, petty, slight, trifling, trivial, unimportant, useless, worthless.
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