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precocious /pri-kōˈshəs/ adjective- Early in developing or reaching some stage of development
- (of a child) strikingly advanced or mature in mental development, speech, social behaviour, etc, sometimes irksomely so
- (of a talent or aptitude) abundantly apparent at an early stage
- (of plants) flowering or fruiting, or (of fruit) ripening, early
- Flowering before leaves appear
- (of birds) precocial
ORIGIN: L praecox, -ocis, from prae before, and coquere to cook, ripen precōˈciously adverb precōˈciousness or precocity /pri-kosˈi-ti/ noun - The state or quality of being precocious
- Early, if not over-early, development or maturity of mind
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