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trascendencia

transcendence

noun trah-sen-DEN-syah Rare

Also means

significance

Usage Note

Trascendencia can mean philosophical or spiritual transcendence, but in everyday Spanish journalism and speech it more often means 'importance' or 'significance', as in un evento de gran trascendencia ('an event of great significance'). The related adjective is trascendente.

Examples

"El acuerdo tiene enorme trascendencia política."

Natural Translation

The agreement has enormous political significance.

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