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saliencies

Variant of salient

adjective

    1. leaping, jumping, or capering
    2. gushing or jetting forth
  1. pointing outward; jutting or projecting, as an angle
  2. standing out from the rest; noticeable; conspicuous; prominent

noun

  1. the part of a battle line, trench, fort, etc. which projects farthest toward the enemy
  2. a salient angle, part, etc.

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