Meaning of VERSANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'vursunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the eastern versant" |
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| | Synonyms: | | mountainside |
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| | See Also: | | incline, mount, mountain, side, slope | |
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\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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