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versant

[ vur-suhnt ]
/ ˈvɜr sənt /
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noun
a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
the general slope of a country or region.
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Origin of versant

1850–55; <French, noun use of present participle of verser to turn <Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; see verse, -ant

Words nearby versant

Versace, Versailles, Versailles, Palace of, Versailles, Treaty of, versal, versant, versatile, versatility, vers de société, verse, versed
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Words related to versant

savvy, versed, abreast, acquainted, apprised, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, informed, in the know, introduced, mindful, plugged in, up, versed in, with it

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British Dictionary definitions for versant

versant
/ (ˈvɜːsənt) /
noun
rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range
the slope of a region

Word Origin for versant

C19: from French, from verser to turn, from Latin versāre
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