versant

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versant - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Versant \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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  Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn
     about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See
     Versatile.]
     Familiar; conversant. [R.]
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           Men not versant with courts of justice.  --Sydney
                                                    Smith.
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versant - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  versant
      n 1: the side or slope of a mountain; "conifer forests cover the
           eastern versant" [syn: mountainside, versant]