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saillant

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Definition: (adj) - prominent, protruding, jutting; salient

C'est l'homme au nez saillant - It's the man with the prominent nose.

Pouvez-vous résumer les points saillants ? - Can you summarize the salient points?

Related: une saillie - projection, witticism; saillir - to jut out, stick out, project

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