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prodigy
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prod·i·gy  (prd-j)
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. See Synonyms at wonder.
3. A portentous sign or event; an omen.

[Middle English prodige, portent, from Latin prdigium.]

prodigy [ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ]
n pl -gies
1. a person, esp a child, of unusual or marvellous talents
2. anything that is a cause of wonder and amazement
3. something monstrous or abnormal
4. an archaic word for omen
[from Latin prōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro-1 + -igium, probably from āio I say]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prodigy - an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) personprodigy - 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 happenprodigy - 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"

prodigy
noun genius, talent, wizard, mastermind, whizz (informal), whizz kid (informal), wunderkind, brainbox, child genius, wonder child an 11-year-old chess prodigy
Translations
prodigy [ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ] Nprodigio m
child prodigy; infant prodigyniño/a m/f prodigio

prodigy [ˈprɒdɪdʒi] nprodige m

prodigy
nWunder nt; child or infant prodigyWunderkind nt

prodigy [ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ] nprodigio
child prodigy, infant prodigy → bambino/a prodigio inv

prodigy
n prodigy [ˈprodidʒi]
something strange and wonderful A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy; prodigies of nature. wonder أُعْجوبَه، آيَه، شَيءٌ رائِع чудо zázrak vidunder das Wunder θαύμα, φαινόμενο prodigio ime- اعجوبه ihme- prodige פֶּלֶא विलक्षण प्रतिभा संपन्न व्यक्ति csoda keanehan, keajaiban undra- prodigio 驚嘆すべきもの 신동 stebuklas dabas brīnums/retums berbakat luar biasa wonder vidunder(barn), unikum, særsyn cud prodígio minune чудо zázrak čudo čudo under, under[] สิ่งมหัศจรรย์ dâhi 奇事,奇才,天才 диво, чудо عجيب و غريب người/ vật phi thường


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