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significant
/sɪɡˈnɪ.fɪ.kənt/
adjective
Large or important enough to have an effect.
- “There was a significant increase in sales last year.”Toofey
- “Cultural references are significantly more difficult for foreigners to understand.”Tatoeba
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cascadeverbTo pass on in stages, one result causing the next.
anomalynounSomething that does not fit the normal pattern.
soarverbTo rise quickly to a very high level.
incentiveadjectiveSomething that encourages a person to do something.
Source: Written for Toofey (original); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR); New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0)