sage

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old French sage (11th century), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”), from Indo-European base *sap- (“to taste”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

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sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)

  1. wise
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wise

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sage (plural sages)

  1. a wise man or spiritual teacher; a man of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher
    • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
      we aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage
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wise man

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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.

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sage (uncountable)

  1. A savory spice, Salvia officinalis, also planted for ornamental purposes. Scientific name: Salvia officinalis
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plant
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From Japanese 下げる sageru (to lower).

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sage

  1. (Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software

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sage (third-person singular simple present sages, present participle saging, simple past and past participle saged)

  1. (Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply

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  • This word is very specific to imageboards. In its interjection form, it is often, though incorrectly[1], used as a sign of disapproval to someone else's contributions.
  • In this context, sage is correctly pronounced /sæ-ɡe/[2], though it often confused as /seɪdʒ/, akin to the homographic word of English origin.
  1. ^ Sage is never used as an expression of disapproval or an "insult" on Japanese imageboards, where it originates from. This faux usage only occurs on western imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems their own post to be of little value.
  2. ^ Which is the closest pronunciation of Japanese 下げ sage.

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Vulgar Latin, see above

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sage m. and f. (plural sages)

  1. wise

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sage f. (plural sagen)

  1. story of heraldry and valor

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sage

  1. frequent

[edit] French

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Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō

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sage (epicene, plural sages)

  1. Describing someone who is prudent, cautious and judicious
  2. (of a woman) Chaste, modest, irreprochable in conduct

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sage m. and f. (plural sages)

  1. A person who is prudent, cautious and judicious
  2. sage

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[edit] German

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  • IPA: /ˈzaːɡə/

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sage

  1. First-person singular present of sagen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
  4. Imperative singular of sagen.

[edit] Latin

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sāge

  1. vocative masculine singular of sāgus

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From Latin, see above

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sage m. and f. (plural sages)

  1. wise (having wisdom)

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