Both Uses
salient
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Nineteen Minutes
(Edited)
- Jordan had to think for a moment before any memory of high school even clouded its way into his mind, much less a salient one.
Chpt 1 *salient = noteworthy
- The truth was, no matter what King Wah had said, no matter how clear the explanation of PTSD, no matter if the jury completely empathized with Peter—Jordan had forgotten one salient point: they would always feel sorrier for the victims.
Chpt 2salient = most important
Definitions:
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(1)
(salient) the most noteworthy or important points about a thing
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) There are numerous less-commonly used senses of salient. All of them can be thought of a derivation of prominent:
military: the part of the line of battle that projects closest to the enemy
geometry: (of angles) pointing outward at an angle of less than 180 degrees
heraldry: a leaping horse on a coat-of-arms