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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Vulgar Latin sapius, from Latin sapere; SAPIENT

sage

2 adjective
     
sage2 literary
very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience:
sage advice
—sagely adverb
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