adj
Meaning 1
Experienced, practiced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
versant
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Pronunciation
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/ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
adj
Meaning 2
Conversant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A slope of a mountain or mountain ridge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 4
The overall slope of a region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
the side or slope of a mountain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- conifer forests cover the eastern versant
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: mountainside
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: slope, incline, side
History
Etymology
Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“to turn”).
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