historical significance
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4.5
- noun
- /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/
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significado histórico
- The historical significance of the civil rights movement is still felt today.
- cultural and historical significance
- literary historical significance
- great historical significance
And there's a historical significance to this.
- And there's a historical significance to this.
Examples
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Both the site and the sculpture are imbued with historical significance.
Academic text (2000) -
And those legacies, far from being only of historical significance, are relevant to the alliance's globally important mission today.
Academic text (2009) -
Such communities have been much better examined around the world, and their historical significance noted.
Academic text (2011) -
I would agree; that would be a site of far too much historical significance to disturb.
Blog text (16) -
I would feature a cover story on the historical significance of Native Americans in this region.
Blog text (9) -
As a former assistant at Alabama, he understood the historical significance of this day.
Blog text (13) -
Although the exhibit lasts only one year, it carries historical significance for the museum and for the artists.
Academic text (2004) -
Darkhan is an important town in eastern Mongolia with political and historical significance.
Academic text (2006) -
However, certain motifs are repeated throughout Morocco, suggesting that they have deep cultural and historical significance.
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Its historical significance would reverberate around the world, providing a catalyst for the irreversible dismantling of old colonial powers throughout the rest of the century.
Synonyms
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1.0
A quality that makes something have great value or effect
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4.2
Things from the past that people keep and remember, for example money or achievements
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3.8
How important something is or how much it matters
A lasting effect of an event that changes later events and society
Being important because of its history
How Significant
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the importance in history' is directly and transparently composed from 'historical' (relating to past events) + 'significance' (degree of importance). This adjective+noun construction and its logic are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Historical significance puts historical ('from the past') and significance ('a strong mark') together to paint a picture of a bright mark on the story of the past that shows what mattered. So it means the 'importance' something had in the past.