Savant meaning

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The definition of a savant is a scholar or learned person.

Someone who is considered a scientific genius is an example of a savant.

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A learned person; a scholar.
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A learned person; eminent scholar.
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A person with a severe developmental disorder or other major mental disability who possesses some remarkable aptitude, as for memorization, rapid mental calculation, art, or music.
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A person with savant syndrome.
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A person of learning; one who is versed in literature or science.
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A person eminent for acquirements.
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An idiot savant.
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Origin of savant

  • French learned, savant from Old French present participle of savoir to know from Vulgar Latin sapēre from Latin sapere to be wise sep- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French savant from Latin sapere.

    From Wiktionary

Savant Sentence Examples

  • You are a freaking savant when it comes to that.

  • As a child he had been "a savant in petticoats"; as a boy he was a poet in breeches.

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