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Synonyms for savant

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Synonyms for savant

nouna usually elderly person noted for wisdom, knowledge, and judgment

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nounsomeone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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Treffert, who is dubbed the godfather of savant syndrome research, posted the article with the following note on March 28, 2013:
TODAY'S SARABAND SELECTIONS LEICESTER: 1.00 Annaluna, 1.30 Oscar Hill, 2.00 No No Bingo, 2.30 Canon Row, 3.00 Savant Bleu, 3.30 Dance For Livvy.
Savant said all that was left at the moment was to put the proposed ban on paper and get its formalities completed, with a majority support with the MCA.
"We have decided to ban him for life from entering the stadium in future," Savant added.
Utilizing one of the vertical wells drilled previously by BP, Savant and its partner were able to drill a horizontal sidetrack well to better connect discontinuous sands.
Savants' remarkable abilities typically bloom out of nowhere, unbidden and apparently untrained, between the ages of five and eight.
Since then, Savant has sold about 50 pairs, and Rocheford and his associates in the company and fellow rippers - his son, Erik Rocheford, and Erik's friends, Matt Ferguson and Brendan Carney - hope to sell about 100 pairs a year soon.
Savant was among 24 people arrested in Britain in August 2006 as a part of the "bottle bomb" scheme that caused chaos in the air industry and led to temporary bans on carrying any liquids or gels onto aircraft.
A judge told Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman they must serve at least 20 years for their part in the al-Qaeda inspired operation.
Ibrahim Savant, Arafat Waheed Khan and Waheed Zaman were convicted of conspiracy to murder by a jury at Woolwich Crown Court yesterday.
Idiot Savant Willem Dafoe Marie Alenka Kraigher Olga Elina Lowensohn With: Joel Israel, Eric Magnus, Daniel Allen Nelson.
Those in the dock are Ali, aka Ahmed Ali Khan, 28, of Walthamstow, Sarwar, 28, of High Wycombe, Tanvir Hussain, 27, of Leyton, east London, Ibrahim Savant, 28, of Stoke Newington, north London, Arafat Waheed Khan, 27, of Walthamstow, Waheed Zaman, 24, of Walthamstow, Umar Islam, aka Brian Young, 30, of Plaistow, east London, and Donald Stewart-Whyte, 22, of High Wycombe.
"Savant is all about virus spread mitigation," said Ken Steinberg, founder and chief executive of the firm.
The accused were: Abdul Ahmed Ali, 26, from Walthamstow, east London; Assad Sarwar, 26, of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire; Tanvir Hussain, 26, of Leyton, east London; Mohammed Gulzar, 25, of Barking, east London; Ibrahim Savant, 26, of Walthamstow; Arafat Waheed Khan, 26, of Walthamstow; Waheed Zaman, 22, of Walthamstow; Adam Khatib, 20, of Walthamstow; Umar Islam (also known as Brian Young), 29, of High Wycombe; Donald Douglas Stewart-Whyte, 20, of High Wycombe; Mohammed Shamin Uddin, 36, of Stoke Newington, north London and Nabeel Hussain, 23, of Chingford, east London.