prodigy


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prodigy/ˈprɒdəʤi/
noun (pl. prodigies)
  • 1 a person, especially a young one, with exceptional abilities.

    ■ an outstanding example of a quality.

  • 2 an amazing or unusual thing.
– origin C15: from L. prodigium ‘portent’.
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