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idiot savant

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Main Entry:
idiot sa·vant 
          Listen to the pronunciation of idiot savant
Pronunciation:
\ˈē-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ, or same as idiot and savant for respective sing and plural forms\
Function:
noun
Inflected Form(s):
plural idiots savants 
          Listen to the pronunciation of idiots savants \-ˌdyō-sä-ˈväⁿ(z)\ or idiot savants 
          Listen to the pronunciation of idiot savants \-ˈväⁿ(z)\
Etymology:
French, literally, learned idiot
Date:
1927
1 : a person affected with a mental disability (as autism or mental retardation) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (as mathematics or music) —called also savant 2 : a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else


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