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Pronunciation / Transliteration: Genie
"Er hat das Genie von Einstein."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.
"He had a flash of genius and solved the problem instantly."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Latin genius 'tutelary spirit, prophetic deity, innate ability', related to gignere 'beget'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "genius" is said worldwide
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génie
Transliteration: génie
"C'est un véritable génie en mathématiques."
Genie
Transliteration: Genie
"Er hat das Genie von Einstein."
genio
Transliteration: genio
"Leonardo da Vinci era un genio."
genio
Transliteration: genio
"Ella es un genio de la música."
gênio
Transliteration: gênio
"Ele mostrou ser um verdadeiro gênio."
प्रतिभा
Transliteration: pratibha
"वह एक संगीत प्रतिभा है।"
天才
Transliteration: tiāncái
"他是一个数学天才。"
천재
Transliteration: cheonjae
"그는 음악적 천재이다."
天才
Transliteration: tensai
"彼は本物の天才だ。"
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