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salient
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Adjective
  • represented as leaping (rampant but leaning forward)
  • (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
  • having a quality that thrusts itself into attention
    • an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom
    • a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book
    • salient traits
    • a spectacular rise in prices
    • a striking thing about Picadilly Circus is the statue of Eros in the center
    • a striking resemblance between parent and child
Noun
  • (military) the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
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