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precise Definition


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precise
adj preciser, precisest
    1. Exact; very.
      Example: at this precise moment
    2. Clear; detailed.
      Example: precise instructions
      Thesaurus: exact, specific, minute.
    3. Accurate.
      Example: precise timing
    4. Said of someone: careful over details.
      Thesaurus: punctilious, fastidious, finicky, particular, puritanical, strict, literal.
Derivative: preciseness
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin praecisus shortened, from praecidere to cut short.



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