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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 Englishprodige,portent, from Latinprōdigium.]
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prodigy
(ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ)n,pl-gies
1.a person, esp a child, of unusual or marvellous talents. Also called:child geniusorchild prodigy
2.anything that is a cause of wonder and amazement
3.something monstrous or abnormal
4. an archaic word foromen
[C16: from Latinprōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro-1 +-igium, probably fromāio 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; < Latinprōdigium prophetic sign]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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. | ![]() 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
noungenius,talent,wizard,mastermind,whizz(informal),whizz kid(informal),wunderkind,brainbox,child genius,wonder childan 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
enneennusmerkkiihmeihmelapsimalliesimerkki
csodagyerek
undra-
前兆神童驚異
dabas brīnums/retums
underbarn
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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prodigy
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
prodigy
(ˈprodidʒi) –pluralˈprodigies – noun something strange and wonderful.A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy;prodigies of nature. wonder أُعْجوبَه، آيَه، شَيءٌ رائِع чудо prodígio zázrak das Wunder vidunderθαύμα,φαινόμενοprodigio ime- اعجوبه ihme-prodigeפלא विलक्षण प्रतिभा संपन्न व्यक्ति csoda keanehan, keajaiban undra-prodigio 驚嘆すべきもの 신동 stebuklas dabas brīnums/retums berbakat luar biasawondervidunder,unikum,særsyncud اعجوبه،عجيبprodígio minuneчудо zázrak čudo čudo under, under[barn] สิ่งมหัศจรรย์dâhi 奇事,奇才,天才 диво, чудо عجيب و غريب người/ vật phi thường 奇事,奇才,天才
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"That is true; I was vexed when I spoke, for I thought an easier and happier day was dawning for myprodigy and pearl."
You are considering her for the moment asprodigy; I am thinking of her more as pearl."
Not the wondrous cistern in the whale's huge head; not theprodigy 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.
He was always a Negroprodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.
Or, if you shall so prefer to choose, a new province of knowledge and new avenues to fame and power shall be laid open to you, here, in this room, upon the instant; and your sight shall be blasted by aprodigy to stagger the unbelief of Satan."
Verily, aprodigy is this power of praising and blaming.
D'Artagnan, leaning against the wall, in front of Fouquet, with his hand to his brow, asked himself the cause of such a wonderfulprodigy. He could not have said at once why he doubted, but he knew assuredly that he had reason to doubt, and that in this meeting of the two Louis XIV.s lay all the doubt and difficulty that during late days had rendered the conduct of Aramis so suspicious to the musketeer.
Testimonials representing Mrs General as aprodigy of piety, learning, virtue, and gentility, were lavishly contributed from influential quarters; and one venerable archdeacon even shed tears in recording his testimony to her perfections
The otherprodigy Jimmy told us about was the younger son of a chief, who, although but just turned of ten, had entered upon holy orders, because his superstitious countrymen thought him especially intended for the priesthood from the fact of his having a comb on his head like a rooster.
He has NOT literally `ever,' in these weeks that I myself have lived with him and so closely watched him; he has been an imperturbable littleprodigy of delightful, lovable goodness.
(for so I shall henceforth call him), and his children, and every servant of his house, were desirous to teach me; for they looked upon it as aprodigy, that a brute animal should discover such marks of a rational creature.
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