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genius

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  1. gift                  
 
ge.nius \'je--ny*s, -ne--*s\ \-ne--.i-\ n or ge.nius.es or ge.nii [L, 
   tutelary spirit, fondness for social enjoyment, fr. gignere to beget] pl  
   pl genii  1: an attendant spirit of a person or place  2: a strong leaning 
   or inclination : PENCHANT  3a: a peculiar, distinctive, or identifying 
   character or spirit  3b: the associations and traditions of a place  3c: a 
   personification or embodiment esp. of a quality or condition  pl usu genii  
   4a: an elemental spirit : JINN  4b: a person who influences another for 
   good or bad {his evil ~}  pl usu geniuses  5a: a single strongly marked 
   capacity or aptitude  5b: extraordinary intellectual power esp. as 
   manifested in creative activit y 5c: a person endowed with transcendent 
   mental superiority; specif :  a person with a very high intelligence 
   quotient