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countersalient

countersalient adjective: leaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat of arms.

countersalient: leaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat...
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Adjective

countersalient (not comparable)

  1. Leaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat of arms.

Forms of countersalient

alternative formcounter-salient

Origin of countersalient

From counter- + salient.

Questions about countersalient

What does countersalient mean?
Countersalient means leaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat of arms.
What part of speech is countersalient?
Countersalient is an adjective.

Words near countersalient in the dictionary

  1. counterrotations
  2. counterround
  3. counterrounds
  4. counters
  5. countersabotage
  6. countersalient
  7. countersanction
  8. countersanctions
  9. countersang
  10. countersank
  11. counterscale

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