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Webster 1913 Edition


Salience

Sa′li-ence

,
Noun.
[See
Salient
.]
1.
The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a springing forward; an assaulting.
2.
The quality or state of projecting, or being projected; projection; protrusion.
Sir W. Hamilton.

Definition 2024


salience

salience

English

Noun

salience (countable and uncountable, plural saliences)

  1. The condition of being salient.
  2. A highlight; perceptual prominence, or likelihood of being noticed.
  3. (social sciences, linguistics) Relative importance based on context.

Synonyms

(perceptual prominence): pertinence, relevance

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