01 n. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were ancient…
pl.
Prodigies ((#))
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Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as, eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.“So many terrors, voices, prodigies, May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign.” — Milton.
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2.
Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
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3.
A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster.