Definition of "prodigy" []

• A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy. (noun)
• An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder. See Synonyms at wonder. (noun)
• A portentous sign or event; an omen. (noun)

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• "About the middle of the last age, an inveterate ulcer was touched and cured by a holy prickle of the holy crown: 53 the prodigy is attested by the most pious and enlightened Christians of France; nor will the fact be easily disproved, except by those who are armed with a general antidote against religious credulity."
• "My friend now tells me it's not that the setup wouldn't run but that prodigy is not connecting after rebooting."
• "Almost overnight, the prodigy is brought down to size."