sage

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From Old French sage (11th century) < Gallo-Romance *sabius < Vulgar Latin *sapius < Latin sapere (to taste, to discern, to be wise) < 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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Singular
sage

Plural
sages

sage (plural sages)

  1. A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave 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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From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.

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Singular
sage

Plural
uncountable

sage (uncountable)

  1. A savory spice, Salvia officinalis, also planted for ornamental purposes. Scientific name: Salvia officinalis.
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sage f. (plural sagen)

  1. story of heraldry and valor

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sage

  1. frequent

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Late Latin (Gallo-Roman) *sapius from the verb sapere

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sage

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

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Singular Plural
Male sage
IPA: /saʒ/
sages
IPA: /saʒ/
Female sage
IPA: /saʒ/
sages
IPA: /saʒ/

sage

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

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sage

  1. first-person singular indicative present form of sagen
  2. first-person singular subjunctive present form of sagen
  3. third-person singular subjunctive present form of sagen
  4. second-person singular imperative present form of sagen