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maven

or ma·vin

[ mey-vuh n ]
/ ˈmeɪ vən /
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noun

an expert or connoisseur.

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RELATED WORDS

connoisseur, expert

Nearby words

  1. mauvais quart d'heure,
  2. mauvaise foi,
  3. mauve,
  4. mauve decade,
  5. mauá,
  6. maverick,
  7. mavis,
  8. mavors,
  9. mavourneen,
  10. mavun

Origin of maven

1960–65; < Yiddish < Hebrew: connoisseur
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maven

mavin

/ (ˈmeɪvən) /

noun

US an expert or connoisseur

Word Origin for maven

C20: from Yiddish, from Hebrew mevin understanding
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Word Origin and History for maven

maven

n.

1965, from Yiddish meyvn, from Hebrew mebhin, literally "one who understands." Plural is mayvinim.

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