About The Word Versant
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Versant
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What's The Definition Of Versant?
[n] the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Versant: mountainside Related Terms | Find terms related to Versant: See Also | incline | mount | mountain | side | slope Versant In Webster's Dictionary \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn
abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See
{Versatile}.]
Familiar; conversant. [R.]
Men not versant with courts of justice. --Sydney
Smith.
\Ver"sant\, n. [F.] The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect. |
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