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prodigious definition

pro·di·gious (prō dij′əs, prə-)

adjective

  1. wonderful; amazing
  2. of great size, power, extent, etc.; enormous; huge
  3. Obsolete portentous

Etymology: L prodigiosus, marvelous < prodigium: see prodigy

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