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English Dictionary: sane by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sane
adj
  1. mentally healthy; free from mental disorder; "appears to be completely sane"
    Antonym(s): insane
  2. marked by sound judgment; "sane nuclear policy"
    Synonym(s): reasonable, sane
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sane \Sane\, a. [L. sanus; cf. Gr. [?], [?], safe, sound. Cf.
      {Sound}, a.]
      1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting
            rationally; -- said of the mind.
  
      2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the
            mental faculties in such condition as to be able to
            anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an
            ordinary maner; -- said of persons.
  
      Syn: Sound; healthy; underanged; unbroken.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pentosan \Pen"to*san\, n. Also -sane \-sane\ [From {Pentose}.]
      (Chem.)
      One of a class of substances (complex carbohydrates widely
      distributed in plants, as in fruits, gums, woods, hay, etc.)
      which yield pentoses on hydrolysis.
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