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prodigy

[prod-i-jee]

noun

plural

prodigies 
  1. a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability.

    a musical prodigy.

  2. a marvelous example (usually followed byof ).

  3. something wonderful or marvelous; a wonder.

  4. something abnormal or monstrous.

  5. Archaic.something extraordinary regarded as of prophetic significance.



prodigy

/ ˈɒɪɪ /

noun

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prodigy1

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English prodige, from Latin ō徱ܳ “prophetic sign”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of prodigy1

C16: from Latin ō徱ܳ an unnatural happening, from pro- 1 + -igium, probably from I say
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From prodigy to leader: Can Shubman Gill shape the future of Indian Test cricket?

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A former child prodigy on the mandolin, Hull opened the evening flexing her Berklee-trained chops in a series of lickety-split bluegrass numbers that got early arrivers whistling with approval.

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On the most basic level, “Stick” is about a prematurely washed-up golfer who takes a teen prodigy under his wing and on the road.

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On social media, fans said the child prodigy was the "greatest nepo baby of all time" as they marvelled at her flawless dance routines.

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The guitar prodigy, who says she grew up playing in a jazz band, has effectively captured nostalgia for a time she wasn’t alive for.

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