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Savant

//sæˈvɑnt// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
  2. 2
    someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field wordnet
  3. 3
    A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
  4. 4
    A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

Etymology

Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.

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