GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Sentient , a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See Sense.] Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception. Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs or tissues.
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   Sentient, n. One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.
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