See Also: prodigy(dictionary)
prodigy(dictionary)
idiot-prodigy(medicine)
child prodigy(dictionary)

prodigy (iou)



prodigy noun. L15.
[Latin prodigium, from prod- (see PRODELISION) + elem. perh. from aio I say or agere to act: see -Y4.]
Something extraordinary regarded as an omen. Now rare. L15.
An amazing, marvellous, or unusual thing. Also, something abnormal or monstrous. L16.
b. A wonderful example of some quality. M17.
J. Agate Preserving his balance with prodigies of skill.
spec. A person endowed with some exceptional (freq. specified) quality or ability; esp. a very precocious child. M17.
D. Leavitt Charles is a computer prodigy. F. Spalding Jacobson had been a child prodigy and..could play..Bach's preludes.