| Pronunciation: | | 'seyleeuns
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] the state of being salient |
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SALIENCE is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | saliency, strikingness |
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| | See Also: | | conspicuousness, prominence, visibility |
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sa"li*ence\, n. [See {Salient}.]
1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a
springing forward; an assaulting.
2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected;
projection; protrusion. --Sir W. Hamilton.
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