PRECOCIOUS


Meaning of PRECOCIOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pri-ˈkō-shəs ]

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 pri-ˈkä-sə-tē noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.