precocity
Use Precocity in a sentence
ɪ noun
the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
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precocious (prɪˈkəʊʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | ahead in development, such as the mental development of a child |
| 2. | botany (of plants, fruit, etc) flowering or ripening early |
| [C17: from Latin praecox early maturing, from prae early + coquere to ripen] | |
| pre'cociously | |
| —adv | |
| pre'cociousness | |
| —n | |
| precocity | |
| —n | |
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Precocity
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
Example sentences
At the outset it was the sheer marvel of his precocity.
Since then, in a trance of evergreen precocity, he has been educating himself: doing his homework and writing his essays.
Before that, his only hint of precocity had been his authoritative war with jigsaw puzzles.
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