SAGE


Meaning of SAGE in English

I. sage 1 /seɪdʒ/ BrE AmE noun

[ Sense 1: Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sauge , from Latin salvia , from salvus ; ⇨ ↑ safe 1 ]

[ Sense 2: Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ sage 2 ]

1 . [uncountable] a herb with grey-green leaves

2 . [countable] literary someone, especially an old man, who is very wise

II. sage 2 BrE AmE adjective literary

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Vulgar Latin sapius , from Latin sapere ; ⇨ ↑ sapient ]

very wise, especially as a result of a lot of experience:

sage advice

—sagely adverb

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