Savant

Jovan Stosic September 3, 2023

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

savant

‘sav(ə)nt(or savante ‘sav(ə)nt
■noun

 a learned person.

C18: Fr., lit. ‘knowing (person)’, pres. participle (used asnoun) of savoir

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Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary

sa·vantPronunciation:    sa-‘vänt, sə-, –‘vän; sə-‘vant, ‘sa-vəntFunction:          nounEtymology:         French, from Middle French, from present participle of savoir to know, from Latin sapere to be wise ― more at SAGEDate:              1719

1 : a person of learning especially : one with detailed knowledge in some specialized field (as of science or literature)
2 : IDIOT SAVANT 1savant (as used in expressions)

idiot savant
idiot savants
idiots savants

idiot sa·vantPronunciation:    ‘ē-ˌdyō-sä-‘vän, or same asIDIOTandSAVANTfor respective sing and pl formsFunction:          nounInflected Form:   pluralidiots savants \-ˌdyō-sä-‘vän(z)\ oridiot savants \-‘vän(z)\Etymology:         F, literally, learned idiotDate:              1927

1 : a person affected with a mental disability (as autism or mental retardation) who exhibits exceptional skill or brilliance in some limited field (as mathematics or music) ― called also savant
2 : a person who is highly knowledgeable about one subject but knows little about anything else…

EngMac

savant

а. научник; познавач…

English-Serbian dictionary

Savant

Naucnik-Ucenjak

Savant was last modified: September 3rd, 2023 by Jovan Stosic

Epitome

Jovan Stosic August 30, 2023

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

epitome

ɪ’pɪtəmi, ɛ-■noun

    (the epitome of) a person or thing that is a perfect example of (a quality or type).
    a summary of a written work.

epitomist noun

C16: via L. from Gk epitomē

, from epitemnein

 ‘abridge’….

Merriam-Webster Collegiate® Dictionary

epit·o·mePronunciation:    i-‘pi-tə-mēFunction:          nounEtymology:         Latin, from Greek epitomē, from epitemnein to cut short, from epi- + temnein to cut ― more at TOMEDate:              1520

1 a : a summary of a written work b : a brief presentation or statement of something
2 : a typical or ideal example : EMBODIMENT <the British monarchy itself is the epitome of tradition ― Richard Joseph>
3 : brief or miniature form ― usually used with in
–ep·i·tom·ic \ˌ

e-pə-‘tä-mik\ or ep·i·tom·i·cal \-mi-kəl\ adjective…

EngMac

epitome

примерок…

English-Serbian dictionary

Epitome

Sadrzaj-Izvod

Epitome was last modified: September 1st, 2023 by Jovan Stosic

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