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sage
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[seyj] 
noun, adjective, sag⋅er, sag⋅est.–noun
| 1. | a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom. |
| 2. | someone venerated for the possession of wisdom, judgment, and experience. |
–adjective
| 3. | wise, judicious, or prudent: sage advice. |
sage
2 [seyj] –noun
| 1. | any plant or shrub belonging to the genus Salvia, of the mint family. |
| 2. | an herb, Salvia officinalis, whose grayish-green leaves are used in medicine and for seasoning in cookery. |
| 3. | the leaves themselves. |
| 4. | sagebrush. |
Origin:
1275–1325; ME sa(u)ge < MF sau(l)ge < L salvia, deriv. of salvus safe (so named from its supposed healing powers)
1275–1325; ME sa(u)ge < MF sau(l)ge < L salvia, deriv. of salvus safe (so named from its supposed healing powers)
Sage
[seyj] –noun
| Russell, 1816–1906, U.S. financier. |
Le Sage
[luh sazh] –noun
| A⋅lain Re⋅né [a-lan ruh-ney] , 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist. |
Also, Le⋅sage.
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| sage 1 (sāj) n. One venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom. adj. sag·er, sag·est
[Middle English, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.] sage'ly adv., sage'ness n. |
| sage 2 (sāj) n.
[Middle English sauge, from Old French, from Latin salvia, from salvus, healthy; see sol- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Sage
Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See Safe.] (Bot.) (a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc. The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet sage, and Mexican red and blue sage. (b) The sagebrush. Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S. pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe. Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which are added to the milk. Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse. Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves of garden sage. Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female sage hen. Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare (Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid regions of Western North America and lives among sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit. Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse. Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush. Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western North America. Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis) forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green leaves.Sage
Sage\, a. [Compar. Sager; superl. Sagest.] [F., fr. L. sapius (only in nesapius unwise, foolish), fr. sapere to be wise; perhaps akin to E. sap. Cf. Savor, Sapient, Insipid.]1. Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent; grave; sagacious. All you sage counselors, hence! --Shak. 2. Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose. Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counseled the general to retreat. --Milton. 3. Grave; serious; solemn. [R.] "[Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung." --Milton. Syn: Wise; sagacious; sapient; grave; prudent; judicious.Sage
Sage\, n. A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave philosopher. At his birth a star, Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come, And guides the Eastern sages. --Milton.
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Language Translation for : sage
Spanish:
salvia,
German:
der Salbei,
Japanese:
セージ
sage (n.)
kind of herb (Salvia officinalis), c.1310, from O.Fr. sauge (13c.), from L. salvia, from salvus "healthy" (see safe). So called for its healing or preserving qualities (it was used to keep teeth clean and relieve sore gums, and boiled in water to make a drink to alleviate arthritis). In Eng. folklore, sage, like parsley, is said to grow best where the wife is dominant. Sagebrush first recorded 1852.
sage (adj.)
"wise," 1297, from O.Fr. sage (11c.), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from V.L. *sapius, from L. sapere "have a taste, have good taste, be wise," from PIE base *sap- "to taste." The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from c.1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages -- Thales, Solon, Periander, Cleobulus, Chilon, Bias, and Pittacus.
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Main Entry: sage
Pronunciation: 'sAj
Function: noun
: a perennial mint of the genus Salvia (S. officinalis) having grayish green pungent andaromatic leaves that are much used in flavoring foods and as a mild tonic and astringent; broadly : any plant of the genus Salvia
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SAGE
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| SAGE Russian-American Gallium Experimentformerly Soviet-American Gallium Experiment |
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