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Grammar : Noun
Spell : prod-i-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒd ɪ dʒi



Definition of prodigy

Origin :
  • late 15c., "sign, portent, something extraordinary from which omens are drawn," from Latin prodigium "prophetic sign, omen, portent, prodigy," from pro- "forth" (see pro-) + -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 1650s.
  • noun person or thing that is extraordinary
Example sentences :
  • Was it possible that she herself was there, in the expectation of bringing about a prodigy?
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Although implored and hoped for, the prodigy did not appear, and the room was silent and anxious.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • Was the wonderful event about to take place, the prodigy she awaited?
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • By a prodigy Guillaume was alive and already on his legs again.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • He prefers to frolic and philosophise with his prodigy on the sands.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Thus, she remained immutable, superior to fatigue, and ever relying on a prodigy.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • It is marvelous that it should be a prodigy and at the same time common.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom World » by Augustin Calmet
  • In Berlin the boy of eleven years was soon recognized as a prodigy.
  • Extract from : « Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 8 (of 8) » by Various
  • There were incidents in which action assumed the proportions of prodigy.
  • Extract from : « Personality in Literature » by Rolfe Arnold Scott-James
  • But in those days a man who could read was regarded as a prodigy of learning.
  • Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

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