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February 28, 2016 Word of the Day

prodigy /ˈprɑːdəʤi/ noun
prodigy
/ˈprɑːdəʤi/
noun

plural prodigies

He is a math prodigy.
He is a math prodigy.
Definition of PRODIGY

[count]

: a young person who is unusually talented in some way

  • child prodigies

  • a chess/tennis/math prodigy

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