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wis·dom / ˈwizdəm/ • n. the quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise. ∎  the soundness of an action or decision with regard to the application of such experience, knowledge, and good judgment: some questioned the wisdom of building the dam so close to an active volcano. ∎  the body of knowledge and principles that develops within a specified society or period: oriental wisdom.PHRASES: in someone's wisdom used ironically to suggest that an action is not well judged: in their wisdom they decided to dispense with him.

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