[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

sage \sage\, a. compar. sager; superl. sagest. f., fr. l.
   sapius only in nesapius unwise, foolish, fr. sapere to be
   wise; perhaps akin to e. sap. cf. savor, sapient,
   insipid.
   1. having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent;
      grave; sagacious.
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            all you sage counselors, hence       --shak.
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   2. proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted
      to the purpose.
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            commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of
            sage advice, counseled the general to retreat.
                                                  --milton.
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   3. grave; serious; solemn. r. "great bards in sage and
      solemn tunes have sung." --milton.
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   syn: wise; sagacious; sapient; grave; prudent; judicious.
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see also:
sager sagest savor sapient insipid 

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