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Prodigy
Pronunciation : Prod"i*gy
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [ L. prodigium; pro before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F. prodige. Cf. Adage. ]
Definition : 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. So many terrors, voices, prodigies, May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign. Milton.
2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster. B. Jonson.
Syn. -- Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.
pl. Prodigies.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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