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Genius

/dʒˈinjəs/
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(noun) Someone possessing extraordinary intelligence or skill; especially somebody who has demonstrated this by a creative or original work in science, music, art, etc.

In general, it may be said that he is a genius in music.
In a word, he is a man of genius.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The mathematician was widely recognized as a ____ after solving a problem that had puzzled experts for decades.

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