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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
genius/ˈʤiːniəs/

▶noun (pl. geniuses)

1 exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.

2 an exceptionally intelligent or able person.

3 (pl. genii /-nɪʌɪ/) (in some mythologies) a spirit associated with a person, place, or institution.

4 the prevalent character or spirit of a nation, period, etc.

– origin ME: from L., from the root of gignere ‘beget’.

'genius' also found in these Oxford entries:

demon - Einstein - genial - genie - genii - genius loci - rumble - stroke

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