[Avodah] gaon

[saul newman via Avodah]

in childhood , probably effected by modern hebrew, gaon meant 'genius'
in current usage 'harav hagaon' , is it to mean genius above others, or
just an honorific with no particular implication?  [i wonder if anyone who
opens a yeshiva and thus becomes RY, automaticlaly gets this title]
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