1.
2.
[syn: omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy]
3. an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality;
- Example: "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
Prodigy
A commercial on-line conferencing service,
co-developed by IBM and Sears, Roebuck, Inc.
Prodigy's main competitors are AOL and Compuserve.
(1995-03-01)