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salient 1. Geometry (of an angle) pointing outwards from a polygon and hence less than 180° 2. (esp of animals) leaping 3. a salient angle salient [′sāl·yənt] (geology) A landform that projects or extends outward or upward from its surroundings. An area in which the axial traces of folds are convex toward the outer edge of the folded belt. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Although the process of historical interpretation can assume an ideological character, and in deed most historians bring their ideologies into the picture via the hermeneutical function, which is so key in writing history, nonetheless empirical inquiry saliently governs the investigation of history. In other words, despite Johnson's use of the autobiographical form, at some textual moments the authorial posture is not only radically distinct from the first-person narrator, but, more saliently, ideologically dissonant. Most saliently for the office market, economic growth has triggered a moderate increase in office-related employment. |
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