Prodigy vs Masterpiece - What's the difference?
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* 1971 , , Religion and the Decline of Magic , Folio Society 2012, p. 87:
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.
A piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.
* 1911 , (Saki), The Chronicles of Clovis
*:The design, when finally developed, was a slight disappointment to Monsieur Deplis, who had suspected Icarus of being a fortress taken by Wallenstein in the Thirty Years' War, but he was more than satisfied with the execution of the work, which was acclaimed by all who had the privilege of seeing it as Pincini's masterpiece .
A work of outstanding creativity, skill or workmanship.
A work created in order to qualify as a master craftsman and member of a guild.
Prodigy is a related term of masterpiece.
As nouns the difference between prodigy and masterpiece
is that prodigy is while masterpiece is a piece of work that has been given much critical praise, especially one that is considered the greatest work of a person's career.prodigy
English
Noun
(prodigies)- John Foxe believed that special prodigies had heralded the Reformation.
Synonyms
* (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.See also
* precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy houseExternal links
* * *masterpiece
English
(wikipedia masterpiece)Noun
(en noun)- Masterpieces are not completed, they are abandoned.