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< Savannah River

savate >

sa·vant

-vänt

) KEY

NOUN:

A learned person; a scholar.
An idiot savant.

ETYMOLOGY:
French, learned, savant, from Old French, present participle of savoir, to know, from Vulgar Latin sapre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots

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