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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.] [1913 Webster] Men not versant with courts of justice. --Sydney Smith. [1913 Webster]
The 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. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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