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Synonyms of prodigy
something extraordinary or surprising
- a new drug that is being hailed as the latest prodigy of the medical world
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- beauty,
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- knockout
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“Prodigy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prodigy. Accessed 6 Mar. 2021.
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The first known use of prodigy was in the 15th century
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