verbum sap

Variant of verbum sat sapienti (est)

verbum sat sapienti (est) definition

ver·bum sat sa·pi·enti (est) (vʉr′bəm sat sap′ē en′tī est′)

a word to the wise (is) enough
often shortened to verbum sap ver′·bum sap′ (vʉr′bəm sap′)

Etymology: L

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