sapiens
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of sapiens
Borrowed into English from New Latin around 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The encounter took place before the most recent major movement of Homo sapiens out of Africa and into Europe and Asia.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
That widespread distribution indicates that the interbreeding happened before Homo sapiens made their final major migration out of Africa and expanded around the planet.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, modern Homo sapiens have existed for only 300,000 years, and what are the odds we make it even another millennium?
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Nominally the case turned on OpenAI’s conversion to a for-profit company and Mr. Musk’s worries about Homo sapiens being displaced by superintelligent robots.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
Our species, Homo sapiens, appeared 200,000 years ago, and pottery dates back to around 25,000 years ago.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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