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genius /jēˈnyəs or jēˈni-əs/ noun (pl geˈniuses or, in sense of spirit, genii /jēˈni-ī/)- Consummate intellectual, creative, or other power, more exalted than talent
- A person endowed with this
- The special inborn faculty of any individual
- A special taste or natural disposition (obsolete)
- A good or evil spirit, supposed to preside over every person, place and thing, and esp to preside over a person's destiny from his or her birth
- A person who exerts a power, influence (whether good or bad) over another
- Prevailing spirit or tendency
- Type or generic exemplification
ORIGIN: L genius, from gignere, genitum to beget |