wise as an owl

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Association of owl with wisdom dates back at least to 500 BC in Greece which associated the owl with the Greek goddess of wisdom, Athena.

Adjective[edit]

wise as an owl (not comparable)

  1. (simile) Very wise.
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