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Definition of sage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sage

noun
 
/seɪdʒ/
 
/seɪdʒ/
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  1. [uncountable] a plant with flat, light green leaves that have a strong smell and are used in cooking as a herb
    • duck with sage and onion stuffing
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  2. [countable] (formal) a very wise person
    • The wise old sage nodded.
    3. Word Originnoun sense 1 Middle English: from Old French sauge, from Latin salvia ‘healing plant’, from salvus ‘safe’. noun sense 2 Middle English (as an adjective): from Old French, from Latin sapere ‘be wise’.
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