versant

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from 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.
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from 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.]
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         Men not versant with courts of justice.  --Sydney
                                                  Smith.
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