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[ sey-lee-uhn-see, seyl-yuhn- ] / ˈseɪ li ən si, ˈseɪl yən- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR saliency ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural sa·li·en·cies.Origin of saliencyFirst recorded in 1655–65; see origin at salient, -ency Words nearby saliencysalicylate, salicylic, salicylic acid, salicylism, salience, saliency, salient, salientian, Salieri, saliferous, salifiable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for saliencyNor is the deficit, which has lost its saliency since it was cut in half to $500 billion. The Only Way for Democrats to Win|Jonathan Alter|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST I would not seem to stress either the saliency or the significance of these incidents. On the Stairs|Henry B. Fuller Inflection, especially in union with pause, serves an important function in indicating the saliency of specific ideas or words. Browning and the Dramatic Monologue|S. S. Curry Popularly, the portraits of heroes and notabilities are distinct in proportion to the number and saliency of their blemishes. Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, No. 697|Various
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