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sapiens

/sˈeɪpiənz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
sapi-ens
IPA
/sˈeɪpiənz/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A human being (Homo sapiens).

name

plural of Sapien

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

sapientes (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce sapiens?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈeɪpiənz/.
What does sapiens mean?
A human being (Homo sapiens).
Where does sapiens come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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