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sapient definition

sa·pi·ent (sā′pē ənt)

adjective

  1. full of knowledge; wise; sagacious; discerning
  2. of or relating to the existing human species (Homo sapiens)

Etymology: ME < L sapiens, prp. of sapere, to taste, know: see sap

noun

a sapient human

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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