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Prodigy vs Superstar - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between prodigy and superstar

is that prodigy is while superstar is someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

prodigy

English

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.

    • Synonyms

    * (extremely talented person) wunderkind, girl wonder, girl-genius, boy-genius, boy wonder, child prodigy.

    Related terms

    * prodigious

    See also

    * precocious * prodigal * child prodigy * prodigy house

    External links

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    superstar

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who has accumulated a vast amount of fame; a high-level celebrity.

    • Related terms

    * megastar