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prodigy

 
(prŏd'ə-jē) pronunciation
n., pl., -gies.
  1. A person with exceptional talents or powers: a math prodigy.
  2. An act or event so extraordinary or rare as to inspire wonder. See synonyms at wonder.
  3. A portentous sign or event; an omen.

[Middle English prodige, portent, from Latin prōdigium.]


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An earlier online information service that provided access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. and one of the first to offer a graphics-based user interface (GUI) rather than text. The original service used proprietary software, but subsequent improvements produced an all-Internet service that used a Web browser. Founded as a partnership of IBM and Sears, Prodigy was acquired by International Wireless in 1996 and then by SBC Communications in 2001. In 2005, SBC merged with AT&T. See online service.

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noun

    One that evokes great surprise and admiration: astonishment, marvel, miracle, phenomenon, sensation, stunner, wonder, wonderment. Idioms: one for the books, the eighth wonder of the world. See good/bad.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - vidunder, unikum, uhyre

Nederlands (Dutch)
wonder, wonderkind, iets uitzonderlijks

Français (French)
n. - prodige, enfant prodige, petit prodige

Deutsch (German)
n. - Wunder, Talent

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - θαύμα, μεγαλοφυία, φαινόμενο, (μτφ.) τέρας

Italiano (Italian)
prodigio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - prodígio (m)

Русский (Russian)
вундеркинд

Español (Spanish)
n. - prodigio, portento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - under, underverk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
惊人的事物, 神童, 不凡的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 驚人的事物, 神童, 不凡的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경이, 불가사의

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 天才, 奇才, 神童, 驚異, 驚嘆すべきもの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) أعجوبه, معجزة, طفل عبقري‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פלא, דבר נפלא, עילוי, ילד-פלא‬


 
 
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