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sage
Adjective
  • Wise.
  • grave; serious; solemn obsolete
Noun
  • 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.
Noun
  • The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
  • Any plant in the genus Salvia
  • Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
Interjection
  • 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. Internet slang
Verb
  • The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply Internet slang
Sage
Proper noun
  • A female given name