prodigy
[ prod-i-jee ]
/ ˈprɒd ɪ dʒi /
noun, plural prod·i·gies.
a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
a marvelous example (usually followed by of).
something wonderful or marvelous; a wonder.
something abnormal or monstrous.
Archaic. something extraordinary regarded as of prophetic significance.
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Nearby words
- prodigal,
- prodigal son,
- prodigality,
- prodigious,
- prodigiously,
- prodomos,
- prodromal,
- prodromal stage,
- prodrome,
- prodrug
Origin of prodigy
1425–75; late Middle English prodige < Latin prōdigium prophetic sign
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prodigy
/ (ˈprɒdɪdʒɪ) /
noun plural -gies
a person, esp a child, of unusual or marvellous talents
anything that is a cause of wonder and amazement
something monstrous or abnormal
an archaic word for omen
Word Origin for prodigy
C16: from Latin prōdigium an unnatural happening, from pro- 1 + -igium, probably from āio I say
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prodigy
late 15c., "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from Latin prodigium "prophetic sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + -igium, a suffix or word of unknown origin, perhaps from *agi-, root of aio "I say" (see adage). Meaning "child with exceptional abilities" first recorded 1650s.
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