salience

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the state of being salientSynonyms: saliencystrikingness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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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