SALIENCES

Noun

saliences

plural of salience

Source: Wiktionary


SALIENCE

Sa"li*ence, n. Etym: [See Salient.]

1. That quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.

2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion. Sir W. Hamilton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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