salience: Meaning and Definition of

sa•li•ence

Pronunciation: (sā'lē-uns, sāl'yuns), [key]
— n.
  1. the state or condition of being salient.
  2. a salient or projecting object, part, or feature.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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