Webster's 1913 Dictionary
VERSANT
Ver "sant, a. Etym: [L. versans, p. pr. versare to turn abound frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See Versatile. ]
Defn: Familiar; conversant. [R.] Men not versant with courts of justice. Sydney Smith.
VERSANT
Ver "sant, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect.
New American Oxford Dictionary
versant
ver sant |ˈvərsənt ˈvərsənt | ▶noun a region of land sloping in one general direction. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, present participle (used as a noun ) of verser ‘tilt over, ’ from Latin versare.
Oxford Dictionary
versant
versant |ˈvəːs (ə )nt | ▶noun a region of land sloping in one general direction. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French, present participle (used as a noun ) of verser ‘tilt over ’, from Latin versare.
French Dictionary
versant
versant n. m. nom masculin Chacune des deux pentes d ’une montagne. : Skier sur le versant ensoleillé de la montagne. « Deux collines quatre versants /Les fleurs sauvages sur deux versants /L ’ombre sauvage sur deux versants » (Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau , Œuvres ).
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