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versant definition

ver·sant (vʉr′sənt)

noun

  1. the slope of a mountain or mountain chain
  2. the general slope, or declination, of a region

Etymology: Fr < L versans, prp. of versare: see versatile

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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