Savant has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
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| 1. | Does it follow that I reject all authority? Far from me such a thought. In the matter of boots, I refer to the authority of the bootmaker; concerning houses, canals, or railroads, I consult that of the architect or engineer. For such or such special knowledge I apply to such or such a savant. But I allow neither the bootmaker nor the architect nor the savant to impose his authority upon me. I listen to them freely and with all the respect merited by their intelligence, their character, their knowledge, reserving always my incontestable right of criticism and censure. | |
| 2. | The term "autistic savant" is used to describe a person who is autistic and is extremely talented in one or more specialized fields. | |
| 3. | Tom is an autistic savant. | |
| 4. | His conversation, I remember, was about the Bertillon system of measurements, and he expressed his enthusiastic admiration of the French savant. |