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prodigy

/ˈpɹɑdɪd͡ʒi/

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What does prodigy mean?

noun

  1. An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
  2. An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.
  3. A wonderful example of something.
More meanings (2)

noun

  1. An extremely talented person, especially a child.
  2. (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?
Gene Stratton-PorterThe Song of the CardinalProject Gutenberg ebook #533
The Etruscan sages affirmed, that this prodigy betokened the mutation of the age, and a general revolution in the world.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
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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?
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100
“If you put your finger into this jar you may be able to extract a piece of preserved ginger. Are you a prodigy?”
Virginia WoolfThe Voyage OutProject Gutenberg ebook #144
In what manner, in consequence of what prodigy, had any community of life been established between this celestial little creature and that old criminal?
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135