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Wiseacre \Wise"a*cre\, n. [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a
foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy,
OHG. w[imac]ssag?n, corrupted (as if compounded of the words
for wise and say) fr. w[imac]zzag?n, fr. w[imac]zzag? a
prophet, akin to AS. w[imac]tiga, w[imac]tga, from the root
of E. wit. See {Wit}, v.]
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1. A learned or wise man. [Obs.]
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Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty
wiseacre. --Leland.
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2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise
person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.
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