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  sapiens Sapir, Edward  
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   The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition.  2000.
 
sapient
 
SYLLABICATION:sa·pi·ent
PRONUNCIATION:  sp-nt
ADJECTIVE: Having great wisdom and discernment.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, from Latin sapins, sapient-, present participle of sapere, to taste, be wise. See sep- in Appendix I.
OTHER FORMS:sapi·ence —NOUN
sapi·ent·ly —ADVERB
 
 
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