"insignificancy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: insignificancies [plural]
Etymology: From insignificant + -cy or insignificance + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|insignificant|cy}} insignificant + -cy, {{suffix|en|insignificance|y}} insignificance + -y Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} insignificancy (countable and uncountable, plural insignificancies)
  1. (obsolete) Lack of signification; meaninglessness. Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-insignificancy-en-noun-p8oIgvFN
  2. Unimportance, insignificance. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-insignificancy-en-noun-Q8qCW1h5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cy, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 91 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cy: 11 85 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 11 85 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 5 93 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 94 2
  3. An insignificant person or thing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-insignificancy-en-noun--aLJYyXF

Inflected forms

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