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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 (gcide)

Insignificance \In`sig*nif"i*cance\, n.
1. The condition or quality of being insignificant; lack of
significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of
words or phrases.
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2. Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness;
inefficacy; as, the insignificance of human art.
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3. Lack of claim to consideration or notice; lack of
influence or standing; meanness.
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Reduce him, from being the first person in the
nation, to a state of insignificance. --Beattie.
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