saltant

[ sal-tnt ]

adjective
  1. dancing; leaping; jumping.

Origin of saltant

1
1595–1605; <Latin saltant- (stem of saltāns, present participle of saltāre to jump about, dance, frequentative of salīre to jump), equivalent to sal- jump + -t- frequentative suffix + -ant--ant

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British Dictionary definitions for saltant

saltant

/ (ˈsæltənt) /


adjective
  1. (of an organism) differing from others of its species because of a saltation

Origin of saltant

1
C17: from Latin saltāns dancing, from saltāre, from salīre to spring

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