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Prodigies

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prod⋅i⋅gy

  [prod-i-jee]
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–noun, plural -gies.
1. a person, esp. a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability: a musical prodigy.
2. a marvelous example (usually fol. by of).
3. something wonderful or marvelous; a wonder.
4. something abnormal or monstrous.
5. Archaic. something extraordinary regarded as of prophetic significance.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME prodige < L prōdigium prophetic sign
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prod·i·gy   (prŏd'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. prod·i·gies

  1. A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy.

  2. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder. See Synonyms at wonder.

  3. A portentous sign or event; an omen.


[Middle English prodige, portent, from Latin prōdigium.]
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Word Origin & History

prodigy 
1494, "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from L. prodigium "sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" + -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 1658.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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