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  • noun rare The state, quality, or condition of being wise; wisdom.

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From Middle English *wishode, wishede ("wisdom"), equivalent to wise +‎ -hood. Cognate with Dutch wijsheid ("wisdom"), German Weisheit ("wisdom").

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