special significance

collocation in English

meanings of specialand significance

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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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Examples of special significance

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Moreover, in several cases they were associated with other objects of specialsignificance, indicating that these vessels were highly appreciated by their owners.
The case acquires specialsignificance because of the amount of interest it generated.
When those ancestral heroes and producers inhabit a geographically distant locale, objects and artisans (perhaps even styles) from that place assume a specialsignificance.
This figurine must have held specialsignificance, as suggested by its location, quality of workmanship, and associated materials.
Beyond all that, however, those coding categories also impart specialsignificance of a sentimental rather than merely empirical sort to certain social experiences and aspirations.
A specialsignificance was claimed for the period 1707-1837.
There is no specialsignificance of an income elasticity equal to one.
It is the kind of opposition we might expect to arise within any group of peers collaborating around topics of specialsignificance.
In this case, specialsignificance can clearly be given to the distinction between endogenous and exogenous causes of death.
These include several cases with specialsignificance at the point of first-order separation.
This has specialsignificance when considering the development of the mipakati.
The beard takes on specialsignificance elsewhere in the essay as the marker of masculine weakness.
Non-architectural objects such as freeways and surfboards receive detailed scrutiny, with the former occupying specialsignificance in the book.
This is part of what gives these basalts their specialsignificance.
Moreover, the "dot product" nature of these formulas has, as it will be seen, a specialsignificance.
In this case the connection would be, in effect, a historical accident; there would be no particular reason to attach any specialsignificance to it.
The trend in the birth rate since the 1940s is of specialsignificance.
Finally, we should ask whether any specialsignificance is to be found in the difference between original and adapted scripts for opera.
Given the extensive use of binary symbolism in the piece, this type of spatial pattern has specialsignificance.
The phrase the cut of his jib suggests that you can judge people from their appearance and had a specialsignificance for the sailor.
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