salient

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Quotations 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Derived terms 1.3.4 Related terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 2 Latin 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin saliō (“‘leap, spring’”).

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• IPA: /ˈseɪljənt/, SAMPA: /"seIlj@nt/
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• Hyphenation: sa‧lient

[edit] Adjective

salient (comparative more salient, superlative most salient)

1. prominent, worthy of note; pertinent or relevant

   The article is not exhaustive, but it covers the salient points pretty well.

2. (heraldry): Of an animal, usually a quadruped, depicted in a leaping posture.

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• 1878 — Thomas Hardy, The Return of the Native Book 2, ch. 5

  With nearer approach these fragmentary sounds became pieced together, and were found to be the salient points of the tune called "Nancy's Fancy."

• 1898 — H. G. Wells, The War of the Worlds Book2, ch.2

  The last salient point in which the systems of these creatures differed from ours was in what one might have thought a very trivial particular.

• 1936 — H.P. Lovecraft, The Shadow Over Innsmouth

  Warning me that many of the street signs were down, the youth drew for my benefit a rough but ample and painstaking sketch map of the town's salient features.

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• (prominent): obscure
• (prominent): trivial

[edit] Derived terms

• salient point

[edit] Related terms

• salience
• saliency

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[edit] Noun

salient (plural salients)

1. (military) an outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense

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[edit] Verb

salient

1. third-person plural future active indicative of saliō.