What does "importance" mean?
Importance: Subject; matter. [Obs.] Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature. Shak.
Additional senses
- 2.Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.] The wisest beholder could not say if the importance were joy or sorrow. Shak.
- 3.Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.] At our importance hither is he come. Shak.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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