idiot /id·i·ot/ (id´e-it) obsolete, offensive name for a person with profound mental retardation.
idiot [id´e-ot]
idiot savant a mentally retarded person with a particular mental faculty developed to an unusually high degree, as for mathematics, music, etc.
id·i·ot ( d  - t)n. A person of profound mental retardation having a mental age below three years and generally being unable to learn connected speech or guard against common dangers. The term belongs to a classification system no longer in use and is now considered offensive. id i·ot ic (- tk) adj. |
idiot [id´e-ot]
old term for profound mental retardation, now considered offensive.
idiot savant a person who is generally mentally retarded, yet has a particular mental faculty developed to an unusually high degree, such as for mathematics or music.
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