Prodigy

//ˈpɹɒdɪd͡ʒi// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.
  2. 2
    an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality wordnet
  3. 3
    An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.

    "He is never chased; he would run away with rope-walks of line. Prodigies are told of him."

  4. 4
    a sign of something about to happen wordnet
  5. 5
    A wonderful example of something.
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  1. 6
    an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration wordnet
  2. 7
    An extremely talented person, especially a child.
  3. 8
    An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. archaic

    "These on the farther bank now stood and gazed, / By Heaven alarm’d, by prodigies amazed: / A signal omen stopp’d the passing host, / Their martial fury in their wonder lost."

Synonyms

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child prodigya per seaberrationabnormalityaceamazement

Example

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"In elementary school, I was a prodigy and I was mostly the first or second best student in my class."

Etymology

From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”).

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