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precocity Definition


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precocious
adj
    1. Said eg of a child: unusually advanced in mental development, speech, behaviour, etc.
      Thesaurus: smart, gifted, bright, clever, advanced, developed, mature, premature, quick, forward, fast, ahead; Antonym: backward.
    2. Said of behaviour, achievements, etc: indicating advanced development.
Derivative: precociously
adverb
    Derivative: precociousness
    noun
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin praecox ripening early, from coquere to cook or ripen.



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