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precocious

pre·co·cious [ prə kṓshəss ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. mentally advanced for age: developed or mature, especially mentally, at an unusually early age, or showing such advanced development

2. blossoming or ripening early: describes a plant or tree that blossoms before its leaves appear or that produces fruits only a few years after planting

[Mid-17th century. < Latin praecoc- "ripening early," literally "cooked ahead" < coquere "to cook"]

pre·co·cious·ly adverb
pre·co·cious·ness noun
pre·coc·i·ty [ prə kóssətee ] noun
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