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mastermind
noun
verb
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
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ˈmɑː.stə.mʌɪnd
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noun
Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
“Mozart was a child genius”
noun
Someone who creates new things
verb
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking)
“He masterminded the robbery”
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Mozart was a child genius
He's smart but he's no Einstein
He masterminded the robbery
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