| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | sal·ly |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  s l  |
| INTRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: sal·lied, sal·ly·ing, sal·lies
1. To rush out or leap forth suddenly. 2. To issue suddenly from a defensive or besieged position to attack an enemy. 3. To set out on a trip or excursion: sallied forth to see the world. | | NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. sal·lies
1. A sudden rush forward; a leap. 2. An assault from a defensive position; a sortie. 3. A sudden emergence into action or expression; an outburst. 4. A sudden quick witticism; a quip. See synonyms at joke. 5. A venturing forth; a jaunt. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From French saillie, a sally, from Old French, from feminine past participle of salir, to rush forward, from Latin sal re, to leap. See sel- in Appendix I.
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