Crossword-Solution: SALTATION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Saltation | n. | A leaping or jumping. |
| Saltation | n. | Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great artery. |
| Saltation | n. | An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may give rise to new races. |
We have 10 clues for the answer “SALTATION”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Dancing movement | 1 answer |
| Leaping as non-U greeting | 1 answer |
| a mutation that drastically changes the phenotype of an organism or species | 1 answer |
| abrupt variation in the appearance of an organism, usu caused by genetic mutation | 1 answer |
| Ballerina's forte | 2 answers |
| Sudden transition. | 4 answers |
| Sudden movement | 10 answers |
| Leaping | 12 answers |
| DANCING ___ | 28 answers |
| Hop ___! | 50 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
TAREE
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with SALTATION (5)
Hence it applied to religious festivals in which dancing round the idol played a prime part; and Lucian of "saltation" says, dancing was from the beginning and coeval with the ancient god, Love.
But man danced with joy before he worshipped, and, when he invented a systematic saltation, he made it represent two things, and only two things, love and war, in most primitive form, courtship and fighting.
Observing that my attention was strongly attracted to this party, the ill-favored Savoyards immediately commenced a series of experiments in saltation, with the sole view, beyond a question, to profit by my curiosity.
That moral saltation is very necessary to political success at Leaplow, and quite probably in many other places.
Then, while busily employed in setting, whooping all the while, and snapping his fingers over his head, he of a sudden prolonged his side-step until it brought him to the place where Edward was standing, and, still keeping time to the music like Harlequin in a pantomime, he thrust a letter into our hero's hand, and continued his saltation without pause or intermission.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1983–1988).