| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pro·di·gious |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  pr -d j s |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1. Impressively great in size, force, or extent; enormous: a prodigious storm. 2. Extraordinary; marvelous: a prodigious talent. 3. Obsolete Portentous; ominous. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin pr digisus, portentous, monstrous, from prdigium, omen. | | OTHER FORMS: | pro·digious·ly —ADVERB
pro·digious·ness —NOUN
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