Savant
English translation: expert/wise man
| 07:25 Aug 19, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Gillian Scheibelein Germany Local time: 18:23 | |||
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| 4 +2 | expert/wise man |
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| 4 +1 | savant/ wise person |
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| 4 +1 | scientist, expert, scholar, student |
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| 5 | learned person / scholar |
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peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1savant/ wise person Explanation: The word is actually French and is used in English and German to mean someone with detailed knowledge in some specialized field. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-19 07:40:07 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- OED: French, from \"savoir\" - to know |
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2expert/wise man Explanation: Originally from the French meaning "wise man" It is also the name of several companies e.g. www.savantltd.com/consulting_networking.html |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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