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1.
wittī
adj.
89 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Possessed of practical wisdom, prudent, discerning, sagacious; also, sensible, sound (b) possessed of insight into the true nature of things or into spiritual matters, wise; also as epithet for…
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fōre-wit
n.
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forewit
5 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Foreknowledge; foresight, prudence; (b) a foretoken, portent.
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