savant
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sa·vant
(să-vänt') 
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n.
- A learned person; a scholar.
- An idiot savant.
[French, learned, savant, from Old French, present participle of savoir, to know, from Vulgar Latin sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise.]
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savant
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- A usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment: pundit, sage, scholar. See wise/foolish.
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IN BRIEF: Scholar, a person with great knowledge.
Every time I talk to a savant I feel quite sure that happiness is no longer a possibility.
— Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), English logician and philosopher.
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Savant (from the French savoir "knowing", English since the 18th century) may refer to:
- Savant syndrome
- An expert or wise person
- Marilyn vos Savant
- Savant publications
- Doug Savant
In popular culture:
- Characters in the Noble Warriors Trilogy
- Savant (DC)
- Savant (Wildstorm)
Other uses:
- Côte de Savant, Premier cru vineyard in Chablis
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Savant
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gelehrter
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πολυμαθής, σοφός
Italiano (Italian)
sapiente, erudito, dotto
Português (Portuguese)
n. - sábio (m)
Русский (Russian)
известный ученый, видный, крупный специалист в какой-л. области, эрудит, ученый муж
Español (Spanish)
n. - erudito, sabio
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lärd, vetenskapsman
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
学者, 专家, 博学者
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 學者, 專家, 博學者
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 학식이 높은 사람, 석학
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 学識豊かな人, 学者
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ألعالم
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - מלומד, חכם
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