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idiot savant
[ id-ee-uht sa-vahnt, suh-vant, sav-uhnt; French ee-dyoh sa-vahn ]
noun
Psychiatry.
plural idiot savants, French idiots savants
- a mentally defective person with an exceptional skill or talent in a special field, as a highly developed ability to play music or to solve complex mathematical problems mentally at great speed.
idiot savant
/ ˈɪdɪət ˈsævənt; ˈiːdjəʊ sæˈvɑ̃ /
noun
- a person with learning difficulties who performs brilliantly at some specialized intellectual task, such as giving the day of the week for any calendar date past or present
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of idiot savant1
1925–30; < French: literally, learned idiot
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of idiot savant1
C19: from French: knowledgeable idiot
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