prodigy

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noun

1. an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person;
someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration
- she is a chess prodigy
• Hypernyms:
genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac, Einstein
• Hyponyms:
boy wonder, child prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child, girl wonder
2. a sign of something about to happen
- he looked for an omen before going into battle
• Syn:
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication
• Derivationally related forms:
prodigious, prognosticate (for: prognostication), prognostic (for: prognostic), presage (for: presage), portentous (for: portent), portend (for: portent), ominous (for: omen), omen (for: omen)
• Hypernyms:
augury, sign, foretoken, preindication
• Hyponyms:
auspice, foreboding, death knell
3. an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality
- the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor
• Derivationally related forms:
prodigious
• Hypernyms:
exemplar, example, model, good example

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication