versant
Americannoun
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a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
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the general slope of a country or region.
noun
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rare the side or slope of a mountain or mountain range
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the slope of a region
Etymology
Origin of versant
1850–55; < French, noun use of present participle of verser to turn < Latin versāre, frequentative of vertere to turn; verse, -ant
Example Sentences
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Neither candidate fell into the traps the other side tried to lay in advance: She seemed versant on the issues; he didn’t lose his cool or condescend uncomfortably.
From New York Times
A gadget lover, Alexander is known to roll up his sleeves to become versant with the latest security technologies.
From Reuters
Llan means a level place generally, as most of your readers who are versant in those subjects know.
From Project Gutenberg
It appears that he was versant in the spasmodic diseases of women; and no more was wanting to induce the vulgar to regard him as a sorcerer, or performer of miracles.
From Project Gutenberg
Remarks.—Previous authors who treated Syrrhophus placed this species in the western complex, because it occurs on the Pacific versant and has a reduced outer palmar tubercle.
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