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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
Noun
pl -gies
1. a person, esp. a child, with marvellous talent
2. anything that is a cause of wonder [Latin prodigium an unnatural happening]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.prodigyprodigy - 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.prodigyprodigy - 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, up-and-comer (informal)
Translations
prodigy [ˈprɔdɪdʒɪ] nprodigio

prodigy [ˈprɔdɪdʒɪ] nprodige m

prodigy [ˈprɔdɪdʒɪ] n (person) → Naturtalent nt;
child prodigy → Wunderkind nt

prodigy [ˈprɔdɪdʒɪ] nprodigio

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 경이(驚異) 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 奇事


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That is true; I was vexed when I spoke, for I thought an easier and happier day was dawning for my prodigy and pearl.
Not the wondrous cistern in the whale's huge head; not the prodigy of his unhinged lower jaw; not the miracle of his symmetrical tail; none of these would so surprise you, as half a glimpse of that unaccountable cone, -- longer than a Kentuckian is tall, nigh a foot in diameter at the base, and jet-black as Yojo, the ebony idol of Queequeg.
Verily, a prodigy is this power of praising and blaming.
 
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