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idiot savant definition

idi·ot· sa·vant (id′ē ət sa vänt′, -vant′; sav′ənt; Fr ē dyō sȧ vän′)

a mentally retarded person who possesses some remarkable special aptitude, as for memorization or rapid mental calculation

Etymology: Fr, lit., wise idiot

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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