sagacity

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 See also 1.2.4 External links

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[edit] Etymology

From French sagacité < Latin sagacitas (“‘sagaciousness’”) < sagax (“‘of quick perception, acute, sagacious’”) < sagire (“‘to perceive by the senses’”).

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sagacity (plural sagacities)

1. The quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions.

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• sagacious

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• wisdom
• sagaciousness

[edit] External links

• sagacity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• sagacity in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• sagacity at OneLook® Dictionary Search