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sapience

  • /ˈseɪpiəns/ US
  • /ˈseɪpjəns/ US
  • /ˈseɪpɪəns/ UK
  • /ˈseɪpjəns/ UK

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From Middle English sapience, from Old French sapience, from Latin sapientia.

noun sapiences

  1. uncountable, usually The property of being sapient, the property of possessing or being able to possess wisdom. As, much Experience, is Prudence; ſo, is much Science, Sapience.

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"sapience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sapience. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

sapience. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sapience

Chicago

"sapience." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sapience.

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@misc{sapience_2026,
  title = {sapience},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sapience},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}