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sane

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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T. F. HOAD. "sane." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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John Whiteclay Chambers II. "Sane." The Oxford Companion to American Military History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Sane." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Sane." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Sane.html

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "Sane." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-Sane.html

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