Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Prodigy \Prod"i*gy\, n.; pl. {Prodigies}. [ L. prodigium; pro
before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F.
prodige. Cf. {Adage}. ]
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1. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of
nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as,
eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.
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So many terrors, voices, prodigies,
May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign. --Milton.
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2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or
astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
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3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal
development; a monster. --B. Jonson.
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Syn: Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
prodigy
n 1: an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone
whose talents excite wonder and admiration; "she is a chess
prodigy"
2: a sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen
before going into battle" [syn: {omen}, {portent}, {presage},
{prognostic}, {prognostication}, {prodigy}]
3: an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality;
"the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
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