"versant" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-versant.wav Forms: more versant [comparative], most versant [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“I turn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|versant}} French versant, {{uder|en|la|versō}} Latin versō Head templates: {{en-adj}} versant (comparative more versant, superlative most versant)
  1. (archaic) Experienced, practiced. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-versant-en-adj-llM02IVk
  2. Conversant.
    Sense id: en-versant-en-adj-pV~Ji-fK

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɜː(ɹ)sənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-versant.wav Forms: versants [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French versant, present participle (used as a noun) of verser, from Latin versō, frequentative of vertō (“I turn”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|versant}} French versant, {{uder|en|la|versō}} Latin versō Head templates: {{en-noun}} versant (plural versants)
  1. A slope of a mountain or mountain ridge.
    Sense id: en-versant-en-noun-zsXJK9S7
  2. The overall slope of a region.
    Sense id: en-versant-en-noun-cZIw685k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 13 28 38 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 13 7 15 66

Inflected forms

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