Salience

Salience
Salience Sa"li*ence, n. [See {Salient}.] 1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting. [1913 Webster]

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]


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  • salience — noun Date: 1836 1. the quality or state of being salient 2. a striking point or feature ; highlight …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • salience — /say lee euhns, sayl yeuhns/, n. 1. the state or condition of being salient. 2. a salient or projecting object, part, or feature. [1830 40; see SALIENT, ENCE] * * * …   Universalium

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