countersalient

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adjective

Leaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat of arms.

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Meanings

adjectivecountersalient (not comparable)

alternative counter-salient

  1. not comparablegovernmentLeaping in opposite directions (as if past or away from each other); said of two figures on a coat of arms.

Origin

From counter- + salient.

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Cite this entry
APA

countersalient. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersalient

MLA

“countersalient.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersalient. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “countersalient,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/countersalient.

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