Look up: precocious

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   precocious
   [adj] - characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude) 2. [adj] - (botany) appearing or developing early
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   Precocious
   Precocious: Unusually early development, whether it be of intellectual powers, speech, physical traits, etc. Precocious puberty is the unusually early development of secondary sexual features. The onset of sexual maturation in a girl before age 8 or a boy before age 9 is usually considered to be precocious puberty. 'Precocious' is to be distinguish ...
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   Precocious
   Pre·co'cious adjective [ Latin praecox , -ocis , and praecoquus , from praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae before + coquere to cook. See 3d Cook , and confer Apricot .] 1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [ R.] Sir T. Browne. ...
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   precocious
   1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. ... 2. 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. ... Origin: L. Praecox, -ocis ...
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   precocious
   adjective appearing or developing early; `precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias`
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   precocious
   adjective characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude); `a precocious child`; `a precocious achievement`
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   Precocious
   • (a.) Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. • (a.) 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.Precocious:...
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   precocious
   precocious 1. Developed more than is usual at a certain age. 2. Before cooking or before being cooked. 3. Premature; development of mind and/or body before one's age. 4. Relating to or having flowers that blossom before the leaves emerge. Some species of magnolias are precocious.
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   precocious
   Developing unusually early or rapidly. [L. praecox, premature]
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