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savant
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savant (noun)
idiot savant (noun)
sa·vant
/sæ
ˈ
v
ɑ
:
nt,
Brit
ˈ
sævənt/
noun
plural
sa·vants
[
count
]
formal
1
:
a person who knows a lot about a particular subject
▪
a computer
savant
2
:
a person who does not have normal intelligence but who has very unusual mental abilities that other people do not have
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