Associations to the word «Gaon»

Wiktionary

GAON, noun. Honorary title for a Jewish scholar who is noted for his wisdom and knowledge of the Talmud.
GAON, noun. In modern usage, a genius.
GAON, noun. (Medieval) An honorific for the head of a Jewish academy
GAON, noun. (India) A village

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats