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 Definitions of idiot savant  [ʊ saˈvɑ̃]  

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Definition of 'idiot savant' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) idiot savant
a mentally defective person with an exceptional skill or talent in a special field, as a highly developed ability to play music or to do arithmetic calculations.

Etymology:  (1925–30; < F: lit., learned idiot)

Definition of 'idiot savant' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) idiot savant
person who is mentally retarded in general but who displays remarkable aptitude in some limited field (usually involving memory)

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