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ver·sant I. \ˈvərsənt, ˈvə̄s-, ˈvəis-\ adjective Etymology: Latin versant-, versans, present participle of versare, versari to turn, occupy oneself, meditate, be busy with 1. : mentally engaged or occupied : concerned, interested 2. : experienced, practiced 3. : closely acquainted : conversant < men not versant with courts of justice will not believe it — Sydney Smith > II. noun (-s) Etymology: French, from present participle of verser to turn, incline, from Latin versare to turn 1. : the slope of a side of a mountain chain 2. : the general slope of a country : inclination |