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Added 29 September 2026

sapience

/ˈseɪpiəns/ noun

Latin root: sapientia Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sapience at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom.

Origin

From Middle English sapience, from Old French sapience, from Latin sapientia.

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