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precocious

[ pri-koh-shuhs ]

adjective

  1. unusually advanced or mature in development, especially mental development:

    a precocious child.

  2. prematurely developed, as the mind, faculties, etc.
  3. of or relating to premature development.
  4. Botany.
    1. flowering, fruiting, or ripening early, as plants or fruit.
    2. bearing blossoms before leaves, as plants.
    3. appearing before leaves, as flowers.


precocious

/ prɪˈkɒsɪtɪ; prɪˈkəʊʃəs /

adjective

  1. ahead in development, such as the mental development of a child
  2. botany (of plants, fruit, etc) flowering or ripening early
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

precocious

  1. Relating to or having flowers that blossom before the leaves emerge. Some species of magnolias are precocious.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈdzdzܲԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·cdzܲ· adverb
  • ·cdzܲ·Ա noun
  • ܲp·cdzܲ adjective
  • un·cdzܲ· adverb
  • un·cdzܲ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precocious1

1640–50; Latin praecoci-, stem of praecox ( precocity ) + -ous
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of precocious1

C17: from Latin praecox early maturing, from prae early + coquere to ripen
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There are ways of exposing the vulnerabilities of the wise and/or precocious when navigating matters of the heart.

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Military school followed, as well as a precocious writing career.

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The two had concocted a nonsense theory, with absolutely no supporting evidence, that autism was caused by mercury in vaccines and precocious puberty.

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So precocious was the Northern Irishman's talent when he first competed as a teenager in 2009 he was asked about completing the Grand Slam by the age of 22.

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The book charted her son’s climb to stardom and how Wallace worked to keep “her bright, precocious son on the straight and narrow.”

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