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precocious

Main Entry:: pre·co·cious
Pronunciation:: \pri-ˈkō-shəs\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, precocious, from prae- + coquere to cook — more at cook
Date:: 1650

1 : exceptionally early in development or occurrence <precocious puberty> 2 : exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age <a precocious child>

— pre·co·cious·ly adverb

— pre·co·cious·ness noun

— pre·coc·i·ty

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\pri-ˈkä-sə-tē\ noun

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