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prodigya person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈprɑːdədʒi/

Korean meaning: 천재, 신동 (특히 어린 나이에 뛰어난 재능을 가진 사람)

Korean pronunciation: **프라**더지

Example Sentences

  • The 12-year-old coding prodigy created an app that even tech experts couldn't figure out.
  • She was hailed as a piano prodigy after performing Chopin at age seven.
  • The basketball prodigy was so tall that he had to duck under doorways at age 10.

prodigy

NOUN

//ˈprɑːdədʒi//

a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities

prodigy concept
💡 Concept

Young musical prodigy amazes adults

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prodigy rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The prodigy's strategy unleashed pure energy!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈprɑːdədʒi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈprɒdɪdʒi/

🌳Etymology

Rootprodig-
Suffix--y

Origin

From Latin 'prodigium' meaning 'portent' or 'sign,' which comes from 'prodigere' meaning 'to drive forth' or 'foretell.' The word originally referred to something remarkable or extraordinary, as if driven forth by the gods as an omen.

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🎵Rhyme

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The 12-year-old coding prodigy created an app that even tech experts couldn't figure out.

She was hailed as a piano prodigy after performing Chopin at age seven.

😄 Fun example

The basketball prodigy was so tall that he had to duck under doorways at age 10.

Universities competed to recruit the mathematics prodigy who solved college-level problems in elementary school.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

geniuswondermarvelphenomenonvirtuoso

Antonyms

mediocrityaverage personordinary individual

Related

talentgiftedexceptionalbrilliantprecocious