special significance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofspecialandsignificance
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special
adjective
uk/ˈspeʃ.əl/us/ˈspeʃ.əl/
not ordinary ...
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significance
noun[U]
uk/sɪɡˈnɪf.ɪ.kəns/us/sɪɡˈnɪf.ə.kəns/
importance:
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(Definition ofspecialandsignificancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Moreover, in several cases they were associated with other objects ofspecialsignificance, indicating that these vessels were highly appreciated by their owners.
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The case acquiresspecialsignificancebecause of the amount of interest it generated.
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When those ancestral heroes and producers inhabit a geographically distant locale, objects and artisans (perhaps even styles) from that place assume aspecialsignificance.
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This figurine must have heldspecialsignificance, as suggested by its location, quality of workmanship, and associated materials.
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Beyond all that, however, those coding categories also impartspecialsignificanceof a sentimental rather than merely empirical sort to certain social experiences and aspirations.
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Aspecialsignificancewas claimed for the period 1707-1837.
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There is nospecialsignificanceof an income elasticity equal to one.
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It is the kind of opposition we might expect to arise within any group of peers collaborating around topics ofspecialsignificance.
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In this case,specialsignificancecan clearly be given to the distinction between endogenous and exogenous causes of death.
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These include several cases withspecialsignificanceat the point of first-order separation.
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This hasspecialsignificancewhen considering the development of the mipakati.
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The beard takes onspecialsignificanceelsewhere in the essay as the marker of masculine weakness.
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Non-architectural objects such as freeways and surfboards receive detailed scrutiny, with the former occupyingspecialsignificancein the book.
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This is part of what gives these basalts theirspecialsignificance.
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Moreover, the "dot product" nature of these formulas has, as it will be seen, aspecialsignificance.
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In this case the connection would be, in effect, a historical accident; there would be no particular reason to attach anyspecialsignificanceto it.
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The trend in the birth rate since the 1940s is ofspecialsignificance.
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Finally, we should ask whether anyspecialsignificanceis to be found in the difference between original and adapted scripts for opera.
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Given the extensive use of binary symbolism in the piece, this type of spatial pattern hasspecialsignificance.
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The phrase the cut of his jib suggests that you can judge people from their appearance and had aspecialsignificancefor the sailor.
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