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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
sa·li·ence       [sey-lee-uhns, seyl-yuhns] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.the state or condition of being salient.
2.a salient or projecting object, part, or feature.
[Origin: 1830–40; see salient, -ence]
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sa·li·ence       (sā'lē-əns, sāl'yəns)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. sa·li·en·ces also sa·li·en·cies
  1. The quality or condition of being salient.
  2. A pronounced feature or part; a highlight.

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salience

noun
the state of being salient 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Salience

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

1. The 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.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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