historic importance

collocation in English

meaningsofhistoricandimportance

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historic
adjective
uk
/hɪˈstɒr.ɪk/us
/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪk/
important or likely to be important ...
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importance
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈpɔː.təns/us
/ɪmˈpɔːr.təns/
the quality of ...
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(Definition ofhistoricandimportancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhistoric importance

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Let us not understate thehistoricimportanceof this argument to liberalism, to feminism, and to women's equality.
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It is shown that because of theirhistoricimportance, status and administrative functions and their concentration within county towns they often played a crucial role in provincial scientific culture.
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There are these buildings ofhistoricimportance.
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Here is another chance to share in these conversations and to mould final decisions ofhistoricimportance.
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Thehistoricimportanceof the town will be taken into account.
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During the centuries it has acquired many buildings of note and over 320 of them are listed as being of architectural orhistoricimportance.
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That is a point of outstanding importance and an achievement ofhistoricimportance, too.
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Approximately 17,000 objects ofhistoricimportance, valued at around £3.5 million, have been inventoried and are in store.
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Steps are taken to conserve buildings of high architectural merit orhistoricimportance.
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The expression "ancient monument" is not sufficiently comprehensive, and such things as buildings ofhistoricimportanceought to have been included.
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For that reason, it is endowed with a particular andhistoricimportance.
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It is clearly of good quality, but perhaps itshistoricimportanceis not well appreciated by visitors.
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He is, if the building be of sufficienthistoricimportanceor architectural merit, a trustee for the whole community and for posterity.
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They are a core of people who objectively judge, say, a street for architectural orhistoricimportanceand grade it.
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There is no doubt that the treaty which we are considering today is ofhistoricimportance.
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That may well be regarded as their real,historicimportance.
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The police or the fire brigade might be involved, and in their wild enthusiasm they might do irreparable damage to a building ofhistoricimportance.
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However, the creation of the euro is already ofhistoricimportance.
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