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MAVEN

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Dictionary entry overview: What does maven mean?

• MAVEN (noun)
The noun MAVEN has 1 sense:

1. someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Familiarity information: MAVEN used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• MAVEN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

wizard; virtuoso; whiz; mavin; maven; hotshot; whizz; wiz; adept; superstar; star; sensation; genius; ace; champion

Hypernyms ("maven" is a kind of...):

expert (a person with special knowledge or ability who performs skillfully)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "maven"):

track star (a star runner)

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