salient
adjective/ˈseɪliənt/
/ˈseɪliənt/
[only before noun]- most important or easy to notice
- She pointed out the salient features of the new design.
- He summarized the salient points.
Oxford Collocations DictionarySalient is used with these nouns:- characteristic
- example
- fact
- …
Word Originmid 16th cent. (as a heraldic term): from Latin salient- ‘leaping’, from the verb salire.Definitions on the go
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