savants

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savants - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Savant \Sa`vant"\, n.; pl. Savants (F. ?; E. ?). [F., fr.
     savoir to know, L. sapere. See Sage, a.]
     A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a
     person eminent for acquirements.
     [1913 Webster]