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IDIOT SAVANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idiot savant mean?
• IDIOT SAVANT (noun)
The noun IDIOT SAVANT has 1 sense:
1. person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
Familiarity information: IDIOT SAVANT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("idiot savant" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
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