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savant

[sa-vahnt, sav-uhnt, sa-vahn]

noun

plural

savants 
  1. a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.



savant

/ ˈsævənt, savɑ̃ /

noun

  1. a man of great learning; sage

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Word History and Origins

Origin of savant1

1710–20; < French: man of learning, scholar, old present participle of savoir to know ≪ Latin sapere to be wise; sapient
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Word History and Origins

Origin of savant1

C18: from French, from savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise; see sapient
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Brian Wilson, the musical savant who scripted a defining Southern California soundtrack with a run of hit songs with the Beach Boys, has died.

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“Oh, Mary!” is the kind of instant sensation that’s all too rare these days, one so undeniable it immediately breaks through the crowd of theater savants to a wider audience of curious patrons.

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Jokic is a basketball savant, exceptional in every facet of the game, a player for whom the Clippers will gameplan like never before.

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Several members of a Bay Area group of computer savants and vegan activists have been investigated, criminally charged or deemed persons of interest in violent incidents that have resulted in six deaths across the U.S.

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JD Vance is a brilliant savant, according to some, while other headlines call him an idiot and leave out the “savant.”

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