Both Uses of "savant" in "Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis"

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Both Uses

savant
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Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
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The Dawsons smiled their appreciation of listening to a savant.†
Chpt 4 *

savant = someone recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable of skilled in a particular field
The savants stared at her ignorance.†
Chpt 18

savants = people recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable or skilled in a particular field

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(1) (savant)
someone recognized as spectacularly knowledgeable or skilled in a particular field
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)