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1. (n.) prodigy
a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability:
a musical prodigy.
2. prodigy
something that excites wonder or amazement.
3. prodigy
something abnormal or monstrous.
4. prodigy
Archaic. something regarded as of prophetic significance.
Etymology: (1425–75; < L prōdigium prophetic sign)
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| Definition of 'prodigy' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) prodigy
an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
"she is a chess prodigy"
2. (noun) omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
a sign of something about to happen
"he looked for an omen before going into battle"
3. (noun) prodigy
an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
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| Definition of 'prodigy' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) prodigy
something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies
2. (noun) prodigy
anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning
3. (noun) prodigy
a production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster
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Sense: something strange and wonderful
A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy; prodigies of nature.
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 Afrikaans: wonder |
 Arabic: أُعْجوبَه، آيَه، شَيءٌ را |
 Bulgarian: чудо |
 Brazilian: prodígio |
 Czech: zázrak |
 German: das Wunder |
 Danish: vidunder |
 Greek: θαύμα, φαινόμενο |
 Spanish: prodigio |
 Estonian: ime- |
 Farsi: اعجوبه |
 Finnish: ihme- |
 French: prodige |
 Hebrew: פֶּלֶא |
 Hindi: विलक्षण प्रतिभा संपन्न व् |
 Hungarian: csoda |
 Indonesian: keanehan, keajaiban |
 Icelandic: undra- |
 Italian: prodigio |
 Japanese: 驚嘆すべきもの |
 Korean: 신동 |
 Lithuanian: stebuklas |
 Latvian: dabas brīnums/retums |
 Malay: berbakat luar biasa |
 Dutch: wonder |
 Norwegian: vidunder(barn), unikum, s |
 Polish: cud |
 Persian: اعجوبه |
 Pashto: اعجوبه،عجيب |
 Portuguese: prodígio |
 Romanian: minune |
 Russian: чудо |
 Slovak: zázrak |
 Slovenian: čudo |
 Serbian: čudo |
 Swedish: under, under[barn] |
 Thai: สิ่งมหัศจรรย์ |
 Turkish: dâhi |
 Taiwanese: 奇事，奇才，天才 |
 Ukrainian: диво, чудо |
 Urdu: عجيب و غريب |
 Vietnamese: người/ vật phi thường |
 Chinese: 奇事，奇才，天才 |
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