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< saltatorial
saltbox >
sal·ta·to·ry
(s
l
t
-tôr
, -t
r
, sôl
-)
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ADJECTIVE:
Of, relating to, or adapted for leaping or dancing.
Proceeding by leaps rather than by smooth gradual transitions.
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