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Definition of maven noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

maven

noun

/ˈmeɪvn/

/ˈmeɪvn/

(North American English)

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an expert on something
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Maven is used after these nouns:
fashion
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Word Origin1960s: Yiddish.

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