HOW TO PRONOUNCE
prodigy
/ˈpɹɑdɪd͡ʒi/
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What does prodigy mean?
noun
- An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
- An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
- A wonderful example of something.
More meanings (2)
noun
- An extremely talented person, especially a child.
- (archaic) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈpɹɑdɪd͡ʒi/
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They were unusually fine babies, but what chance has merely a fine baby in a family that possesses a prodigy?
The Etruscan sages affirmed, that this prodigy betokened the mutation of the age, and a general revolution in the world.
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And where’s that valiant crook-back prodigy, Dicky your boy, that with his grumbling voice Was wont to cheer his dad in mutinies?
“If you put your finger into this jar you may be able to extract a piece of preserved ginger. Are you a prodigy?”
In what manner, in consequence of what prodigy, had any community of life been established between this celestial little creature and that old criminal?