salient. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

salient

SYLLABICATION:	sa·li·ent
PRONUNCIATION:	sl-nt, slynt
ADJECTIVE:	1. Projecting or jutting beyond a line or surface; protruding. 2. Strikingly conspicuous; prominent. See synonyms at noticeable. 3. Springing; jumping: salient tree toads.
NOUN:	1. A military position that projects into the position of the enemy. 2. A projecting angle or part.
ETYMOLOGY:	Latin salins, salient-, present participle of salre, to leap. See sel- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:	sali·ent·ly —ADVERB


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