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sapient"wise," late 15c. (early 15c. as a surname), from Old French sapient, from Latin sapientem (nominative sapiens), present participle of sapere "to taste, have taste, be wise," from [..]
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sapientadj. Possessing wisdom.
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sapient(adj) acutely insightful and wise
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sapient
Attempting to appear wise or discerning.
* '''1890''', , ''The Tragic Muse''.
*: "... A man would blush to say to himself in the darkness of the night the things he stands up on a platform in the [..]
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