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sapiens^¹

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From translingual Homo sapiens, from Latin sapiēns, present active participle of sapiō (“discern, be capable of discerning”).

noun sapiens · sapientes

A human being (Homo sapiens). The earliest sapiens were gatherers, scavengers, and hunters of food.

Sapiens^²

proper noun

plural plural of Sapien

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

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

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

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@misc{sapiens_2026,
  title = {sapiens},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sapiens},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}