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| pre·cise [ prə sss ] |
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1. exact or detailed: exact and accurate, or detailed and specific
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2. careful about details: very careful about small details, especially of correct behavior
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3. indicating something specific: indicating that something is the exact one that is being referred to
  At that precise moment, in he came.
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4. handling small details: able to assimilate details or wanting to be given details
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5. clear: distinct and correct
a very precise speaker
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| [Early 16th century. Via French< Latin praecisus, past participle of praecidere "cut off in front" < caedere "cut"] |
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| pre·cise·ness noun |
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