| English noun: prodigy | 
| 1. | prodigy (person) an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration | 
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 | Samples | She is a chess prodigy. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | brain, brainiac, Einstein, genius, mastermind | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | boy wonder, child prodigy, girl wonder, infant prodigy, wonder child | 
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| 2. | prodigy (event) a sign of something about to happen | 
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 | Samples | He looked for an omen before going into battle. 
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 | Synonyms | omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication | 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | augury, foretoken, preindication, sign | 
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 | Narrower (hyponym) | auspice, death knell, foreboding | 
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| 3. | prodigy (cognition) an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality | 
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 | Samples | The Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor. 
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 | Broader (hypernym) | example, exemplar, good example, model | 
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