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Spanish
Etymology
From sobre- + saliente.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sobɾesaˈljente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: so‧bre‧sa‧lien‧te
Adjective
sobresaliente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sobresalientes)
- outstanding
1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael, Buenos Aires: La Tribuna Nacional:La fuerza brutal, desde luego, la destreza, la astucia, la habelidá para tañer, para bailar, cantar, domar, pelear y vencer, eran cualidades y condiciones sobresalientes.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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