Etymology

scenius

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Today it means: The intelligence of a whole operation or group of people; collective creativity. Full definition →

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The story

Blend of scene (“subculture”) + genius, sometimes attributed to Brian Eno.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.