Noun

(oddities)

An odd or strange thing or opinion.

*

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A strange person; an oddball.

Strangeness.

Noun

(prodigies)

* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:

John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.

An extraordinary occurrence or creature; an anomaly, especially a monster; a freak.

An amazing or marvellous thing; a wonder.

A wonderful example of something.

An extremely talented person, especially a child.