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savage (s) (noun), savages (pl)
1. An old-fashioned and insulting term for an individuaol who lives in a primitive community: In the story Mark was reading, the savage was described as being a barbarian from an uncivilized culture.
2. A cruel person: The husband turned out to be a savage after returning home from consuming a great deal of alcohol and was extremely aggressive towards his family.
This entry is located in the following units: -age (page 3) sylv-, silv-, -sylvia, -silvia (page 1)
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(Greek > Latin: fields; wild, savage; living in the fields, via ager, agri.)
(Greek: land, soil, field, fields; earth; wild, as one who lives in the fields; wildness; savage, savageness)