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savant syndrome vs mental retardation

mental retardation vs savant syndrome

savant syndrome and mental retardation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
savant syndrome Yes No No No
mental retardation Yes No No No
As nouns, mental retardation is a hypernym of savant syndrome; that is, mental retardation is a word with a broader meaning than savant syndrome:
  • savant syndrome: A condition in which a person with a mental disability, such as an autism spectrum disorder, demonstrates profound and prodigious capacities or abilities far in excess of what would be considered normal.
  • mental retardation: lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Other hypernyms of savant syndrome include brilliance, genius, backwardness, retardation, slowness, subnormality.
savant syndrome (noun) mental retardation (noun)
A condition in which a person with a mental disability, such as an autism spectrum disorder, demonstrates profound and prodigious capacities or abilities far in excess of what would be considered normal. lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
Difference between savant syndrome and mental retardation

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