Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Skilful; knowing.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective obsolete Knowing; skillful.

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  • noun Obsolete spelling of scion.
  • adjective Knowing; aware; knowledgeable.

Etymologies

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See scion.

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From Latin sciēns ("knowing"), from sciō ("know").

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