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savant syndrome

savant syndrome noun: a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.

Noun

savant syndrome (uncountable)

  1. A rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.
    • The savant syndrome is a very rare condition. Savants have a developmental disability, including autistic disorders, combined with brilliant talents or abilities.2008, Ana Maria Rodriguez, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Twenty-First Century Books, →ISBN, page 38

Questions about savant syndrome

What does savant syndrome mean?
Savant syndrome means a rare condition in which someone with significant mental disabilities demonstrates certain abilities far in excess of average.
What part of speech is savant syndrome?
Savant syndrome is a noun.

Words near savant syndrome in the dictionary

  1. savannization
  2. savannizations
  3. savannoid
  4. savannoids
  5. savant
  6. savant syndrome
  7. savante
  8. savantes
  9. savantic
  10. savantish
  11. savantism

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