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Good Word

I just wanted to let everyone know that the word of the day from dictionary.com today is Salient. I found that it be a particularly good word, its fun to say (all those vowels), plus its useful. You can use it in sentences like, "One of his more salient features was his ability to light up a room." to mean, "Its pretty noticeable, I mean, you've met him, right? When the man walks into a room, it lights up. I don't know, there's something wrong with his internal chemistry or whatever that makes him crazily electrical."


Or, maybe you wouldn't say that, but still, you get the picture. According to dictionary.com its synonyms with "important", "striking", "remarkable". And, I might even add "particularly relevant".

Oh, and it has some secondary meanings, too. One about heraldry and one about angles.

This might actually be a word ramble in the future. Hmm.

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