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Meaning of genius

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  genius
      n 1: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and
           originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but
           he's no Einstein" [syn: {genius}, {mastermind}, {brain},
           {brainiac}, {Einstein}]
      2: unusual mental ability [syn: {brilliance}, {genius}]
      3: someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field [syn: {ace},
         {adept}, {champion}, {sensation}, {maven}, {mavin},
         {virtuoso}, {genius}, {hotshot}, {star}, {superstar}, {whiz},
         {whizz}, {wizard}, {wiz}]
      4: exceptional creative ability [syn: {genius}, {wizardry}]
      5: a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a
         genius for interior decorating" [syn: {flair}, {genius}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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