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brainiac
[ brey-nee-ak ]
/ ˈbreɪ niˌæk /
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Definition of brainiac
noun
a highly intelligent person.
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Words nearby brainiac
brain fingerprinting, brain fog, brainfood, brain freeze, brain gain, brainiac, brainish, brainless, brainpan, brain-picking, brainpower
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How to use brainiac in a sentence
Except for maybe his brainiac wife… but she could do better anyway.
All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt|Melissa Leon|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST“Scientists know now that being a brainiac is not so much about IQ but about executive function,” Golinkoff asserts.
British Dictionary definitions for brainiac
brainiac
/ (ˈbreɪnɪˌæk) /
noun
informal a highly intelligent person
Word Origin for brainiac
C20: from a super-intelligent character in an American comic strip
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