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salient

/ˈseɪliənt/adjective

उच्चारण सेलिअन्ट

प्रमुख, मुख्य, उल्लेखनीय, ध्यान खींचने वाला

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    formal

    most important or noticeable

    प्रमुख, मुख्य, उल्लेखनीय, ध्यान खींचने वाला

    • The lecturer summed up the salient points of the chapter.
    • the salient features of the Constitution
    • Note down the salient points of the speech before the test.
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    • The salient feature of the plan is its low cost.
    • The report highlights the most salient facts of the case.

    Synonyms main chief principal notable striking

    Opposite minor unimportant inconspicuous trivial

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sa·li·ent

With -ient (not 'saliant' or 'sailent'); from the Latin for 'leaping', so a salient point is one that leaps out at you.

अंत में -ient ('saliant' या 'sailent' गलत है); Latin में 'उछलना' से, इसलिए salient point वह है जो आपके सामने उछलकर आए।

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Salient features, salient points (the standard phrase in Polity questions on the Constitution).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: salient features, salient points (संविधान पर Polity प्रश्नों का मानक वाक्यांश)।

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General knowledge

In military use a salient is a part of the front line that juts into enemy territory.

सैन्य प्रयोग में salient अग्रिम मोर्चे का वह हिस्सा है जो शत्रु क्षेत्र में घुसा हो।