PRECOCIOUS
\pɹɪkˈə͡ʊʃəs], \pɹɪkˈəʊʃəs], \p_ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈəʊ_ʃ_ə_s]\
Definitions of PRECOCIOUS
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- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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(botany) appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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appearing or developing early; "precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
By Princeton University
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Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees.
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Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.
By Oddity Software
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Precociously.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Precociously.
By Daniel Lyons
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Precociously.
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Developing unusually early; forward.
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Precocity.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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