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brain·i·ac  (brn-k)
n. Slang
A highly intelligent person: "These companies are not hot Silicon Valley startups swarming with Gen-X brainiacs" (Ronald Henkoff).
[Probably from Brainiac, a highly intelligent villain in DC Comics, blend of brain and maniac.]
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Noun1.brainiacbrainiac - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein"
genius, mastermind, Einstein, brain
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy"


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