prodigy
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prodigy
a person with exceptional talent or ability: a child prodigy; a marvelous thing
Not to be confused with:
protégé – a person under the protection, patronage, or tutelage of another: a protégé of the concertmaster
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prod·i·gy
(prŏd′ə-jē)n. pl. prod·i·gies
1. A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy.
2. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder: "The Spies performed prodigies of activity in clambering over the rooftops and cutting the streamers that fluttered from the chimneys" (George Orwell).
3. Archaic A portentous sign or event; an omen.
[Middle English prodige, portent, from Latin prōdigium.]
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prodigy
(ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ)n, pl -gies
1. a person, esp a child, of unusual or marvellous talents. Also called: child genius or child prodigy
2. anything that is a cause of wonder and amazement
3. something monstrous or abnormal
4. an archaic word for omen
[C16: from Latin prōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro-1 + -igium, probably from āio I say]
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prod•i•gy
(ˈprɒd ɪ dʒi)n., pl. -gies.
1. a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
2. something that excites wonder or amazement.
3. something abnormal or monstrous.
4. Archaic. something regarded as of prophetic significance.
[1425–75; < Latin prōdigium prophetic sign]
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Noun | 1. | prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess prodigy" boy wonder - an extremely talented young male person child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy" brainiac, genius, mastermind, Einstein, brain - someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" girl wonder - an extremely talented young female person |
2. | prodigy - a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle" augury, foretoken, preindication, sign - an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" auspice - a favorable omen foreboding - an unfavorable omen death knell - an omen of death or destruction | |
3. | prodigy - an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor" exemplar, good example, example, model - something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general" |
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prodigy
noun genius, talent, wizard, mastermind, whizz (informal), whizz kid (informal), wunderkind, brainbox, child genius, wonder child an 11-year-old chess prodigy
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prodigy
nounOne that evokes great surprise and admiration:
Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world.
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Translations
أُعْجوبَه، آيَه، شَيءٌ رائِع
zázrak
vidunder
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csodagyerek
undra-
前兆神童驚異
dabas brīnums/retums
underbarn
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prodigy
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prodigy
(ˈprodidʒi) – plural ˈprodigies – noun something strange and wonderful. A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy; prodigies of nature.
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