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sane / sān/ • adj. (of a person) of sound mind; not mad or mentally ill: hard work kept me sane. ∎  (of an undertaking or manner) reasonable; sensible.DERIVATIVES: sane·ly adv.sane·ness n.ORIGIN: early 17th cent.: from Latin sanus ‘healthy.’

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sane sound in mind XVII; †healthy in body XVIII. — L. sānus.
So sanity †bodily health XV; mental soundness XVII. — L. sānitās.

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