prodigy

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English

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Etymology

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(deprecated template usage) (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English prodige (portent), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin prōdigium (omen, portent, prophetic sign).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: prod‧i‧gy

Noun

prodigy (plural prodigies)

  1. (now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
      John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
  2. An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. [from 16th c.]
  3. An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]
  4. A wonderful example of something. [from 17th c.]
  5. An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]

Synonyms

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