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brain·i·ac

(brā′nē-ăk′)

n. Slang

A person who is highly intelligent: "These companies are not hot Silicon Valley startups swarming with Gen-X brainiacs" (Ronald Henkoff).

[Probably from Brainiac, a highly intelligent villain in DC Comics, blend of brain and maniac.]

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brainiac

(ˈbreɪnɪˌæk)

informal a highly intelligent person

[C20: from a super-intelligent character in an American comic strip]

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Noun

brainiac - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"

genius, mastermind, Einstein, brain

intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively

prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"

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