idiot savant — /id ee euht sa vahnt , seuh vant , sav euhnt/; Fr. /ee dyoh sann vahonn /, pl. idiot savants, Fr. idiots savants /ee dyoh sann vahonn /. Psychiatry. a mentally defective person with an exceptional skill or talent in a special field, as a highly… … Universalium
Chi (kana) — Hiragana Katakana Transliteration: chi, ti Hiragana Man yōgana … Wikipedia
dei-1, dei̯ǝ-, dī-, di̯ā- — dei 1, dei̯ǝ , dī , di̯ā English meaning: to shine; day; sun; sky god, god Deutsche Übersetzung: “hell glänzen, schimmern, scheinen” Note: (older “*dart rays”?) Note: The origin of the sky god was Anatolia, where the Sumerian… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
gran|dio|so — «grahn DYOH soh», adjective. Music. grand and noble in style (a direction). ╂[< Italian grandioso < Latin grandis grand, large] … Useful english dictionary
id|i|ot sa|vant — «IHD ee uht suh VAHNT; French ee DYOH sa vahn», plural id|i|ot sa|vants or id|i|ots sa|vants. Psychiatry. a mentally retarded person who has a remarkable special skill: »Exceptional retentiveness is the chief explanation of the feats performed by … Useful english dictionary