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- [sey-lee-uh ns, seyl-yuh ns]
- /ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns/
- /ˈseɪ.li.ənts/
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- [sey-lee-uh ns, seyl-yuh ns]
- /ˈseɪ li əns, ˈseɪl yəns/
Definitions of salience word
- noun salience the state or condition of being salient. 1
- noun salience a salient or projecting object, part, or feature. 1
- noun salience prominence 1
- noun salience outstanding feature 1
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Origin of salience
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; See origin at salient, -ence
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Parts of speech for Salience
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
salience popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for salience
noun salience
- bulge — If something such as a person's stomach bulges, it sticks out.
- clarity — The clarity of something such as a book or argument is its quality of being well explained and easy to understand.
- comprehensibility — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- convexity — the state or quality of being convex
- decipherability — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
Antonyms for salience
noun salience
- ingrowth — growth inward.
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