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savant definition

sa·vant (sə vänt, -vant; savənt; Fr, sȧ vän)

noun pl. savants -·vants′ (-vänts, -ənts; Fr, -vän)

  1. a learned person; eminent scholar
  2. idiot savant

Etymology: Fr, orig. prp. of savoir < L sapere: see sap

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