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savvy

Pronunciation:  s'avee

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the cognitive condition of someone who understands; "he has virtually no understanding of social cause and effect"
  2. [v]  get the meaning of something; "Do you comprehend the meaning of this letter?"
 
 Synonyms: apprehend, apprehension, compass, comprehend, dig, discernment, get the picture, grasp, understanding
 
 See Also: appreciation, brainstorm, brainwave, catch on, comprehension, cotton on, digest, figure, get it, get onto, grasp, grasping, hold, insight, intuit, knowing, latch on, realisation, realization, recognition, self-knowledge, smattering, tumble, twig, understand

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, v. t. & i. [Written also
{savey}.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?]
To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]


  2. \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, n.
Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp. [Slang, U.
S.]
 



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