sage

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Leaves of the sage plant.

adjective

The definition of sage is someone or something who is wise or exhibits signs of wisdom or intelligence.
An example of sage is the advice to always think before you act.

noun

Sage is defined as a person who shows great wisdom or an herb often used for cooking.
1. An example of a sage is a Native American medicine man.
2. An example of sage is an herb added to poultry stuffing.

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sage

adjective

sag′er, sag′est

wise, discerning, judicious, etc.
showing wisdom and good judgment: a sage comment
Obs. grave or solemn

Origin of sage

Old French from Vulgar Latin an unverified form sapius from Classical Latin sapiens, wise, origin, originally present participle of sapere, to know, taste from Indo-European base an unverified form sap-, to taste from source Old Norse safi, sap, sefi, mind

a very wise person; esp., an elderly man, widely respected for his wisdom, experience, and judgment

any of a genus (Salvia) of plants of the mint family, having a two-lipped corolla and two stamens: sages are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage (S. splendens) with brilliant red flowers, or for flavoring, as the garden sage (S. officinalis) with aromatic leaves used, when dried, for seasoning meats, cheeses, etc.
any of various similar plants
sagebrush

Origin of sage

Middle English sauge from Old French from Classical Latin salvia from salvus, safe: from its reputed healing powers

Sage

1816-1906; U.S. financier

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sage

noun

One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom.

adjective

sag·er, sag·est

Having or exhibiting wisdom and calm judgment.
Proceeding from or marked by wisdom and calm judgment: sage advice.
Archaic Serious; solemn.

Origin of sage

Middle English from Old French from Vulgar Latin sapius from Latin sapere to be wise ; see sep- in Indo-European roots.

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sage′ly
adverb

sage′ness
noun

noun

a. Any of various plants of the genus Salvia of the mint family, especially S. officinalis, having aromatic grayish-green leaves.
b. The leaves of S. officinalis used as a seasoning.
Any of various similar or related plants, chiefly in the mint family.
Sagebrush.

Origin of sage

Middle English sauge from Old French from Latin salvia from salvus healthy ; see sol- in Indo-European roots.

sage2

common sage

Salvia officinalis

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Adjective

(comparative sager, superlative sagest)

Wise.

Noun

(plural sages)

A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.

Related terms

sagacious

Origin

From Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise"), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste"). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.

Noun

(uncountable)

The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.

Origin

From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy"), see safe.

Interjection

(Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present sages, present participle saging, simple past and past participle saged)

(Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply

Usage notes

This word is very specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems their own post to be of little value, used as a sign of disapproval to someone else's contributions.

Origin

Borrowing from Japanese ä¸‹ã’ã‚‹ (sageru) ("to lower").

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sage - Computer Definition

(1) A technical special interest group. See USENIX.

(2) (Scalable, Automated, Guided Execution) A white box test that generates test data for each unique control path in the program. Contrast with "fuzz testing," which is a black box technique that generates random input without any knowledge of the program's logic. See white box testing.

(3) (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) The air defense system developed in the 1950s for the Cold War. SAGE combined computer systems and a sophisticated radar and communications system to track U.S. air space and send the data to 23 installations around the country. Each installation had its own computer and backup system. SAGE used CRTs, and a light pen was used to hone in on a suspicious blip on the screen. SAGE never intercepted enemy aircraft because there were none, but the companies that built the machines, such as IBM, gained extraordinary experience that was brought to bear in later development. The SAGE computers evolved from the Whirlwind computer at MIT (see Whirlwind).

The Whirlwind I

The Whirlwind was developed at MIT and became the prototype for the SAGE air defense computers. The use of CRTs and light pens were developed for the Whirlwind and became critical parts of the user interface. You could touch a blip on screen to get more information. (Image courtesy of The MITRE Corporation Archives.)

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