According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
PRODIGY
prodigy
(noun) an impressive or wonderful example of a particular quality; “the Marines are expected to perform prodigies of valor”
omen, portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy
(noun) a sign of something about to happen; “he looked for an omen before going into battle”
prodigy
(noun) an unusually gifted or intelligent (young) person; someone whose talents excite wonder and admiration; “she is a chess prodigy”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
prodigy (plural prodigies)
(now rare) An extraordinary thing seen as an omen; a portent. [from 15th c.]
An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak. [from 16th c.]
An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder. [from 17th c.]
A wonderful example of something. [from 17th c.]
An extremely talented person, especially a child. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
• (extremely talented person): wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.
Source: Wiktionary
Prod"i*gy, n.; pl. Prodigies. Etym: [ L. prodigium; pro before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F. prodige. Cf. Adage. ]
1. 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.
2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.
3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal development; a monster. B. Jonson.
Syn.
– Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
Coffee Trivia
