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Definition of salience noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

salience

noun
 
/ˈseɪliəns/
 
/ˈseɪliəns/
[uncountable, singular]
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  1. the quality of being particularly important or easy to notice
    • This issue has been growing in salience.
    • Plain packaging can increase the salience of health warnings on cigarette packets.
    • salience for somebody/something The themes in the book have a special salience for adolescents.
    • This question has particular salience for environmental law.
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adverb
 
 
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