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sigˈnifics
[f. signific-ance, on the analogy of forms in -ics (see -ic 2). Introduced by Lady Welby in 1896.]
A proposed science and educational method based upon the importance of realizing the exact significance of terms and conceptions, and their influence on thought and life.
The terms signific(al adjs., significally adv., and significian n., have also been employed.
1896Lady Welby in Mind (Jan.) 32 Taking advantage of the child's endless store of interest and curiosity, it ought to be easy to make ‘Significs’ or ‘Sensifics’ the most attractive of studies. 1903― Ibid. 161 Significs, then, will bring us the philosophy of Significance, i.e. a raising of our whole conception of meaning to a higher and more efficient level. |