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1. An unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
   "she is a chess prodigy"
    
2. A sign of something about to happen
   - omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication
    
3. An impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
   "the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valour"

Derived forms: prodigies

Type of: augury, brain, brainbox [Brit, informal], brainiac [N. Amer], Einstein, example, exemplar, foretoken [literary], genius, good example, mastermind, model, sign, smart cookie [N. Amer, informal]

Encyclopedia: Prodigy, The