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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cise /prɪˈsaɪs/USA pronunciation adj. - definitely stated, defined, or fixed:clear, precise directions.
- being that one and no other:[before a noun]bought the precise dress I wanted.
- exact in expressing oneself:He's very precise, so if he said "today,'' then he means "today.''
- carefully distinct:careful, almost too-precise pronunciation.
- exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.
pre•cise•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cise-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pre•cise (pri sīs′),USA pronunciation adj. - definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:precise directions.
- being exactly that and neither more nor less:a precise temperature; a precise amount.
- being just that and no other:the precise dress she had wanted.
- definite or exact in statement, as a person.
- carefully distinct:precise articulation.
- exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.
- excessively or rigidly particular:precise observance of regulations; precise grooming.
- Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, origin, originally past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent. to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged explicit. See correct.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged indefinite, vague.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ adj - strictly correct in amount or value: a precise sum
- designating a certain thing and no other; particular: this precise location
- using or operating with total accuracy: precise instruments
- strict in observance of rules, standards, etc: a precise mind
Etymology: 16th Century: from French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cutpreˈciseness n |