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precocity


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Precociousness  \Pre*co"cious*ness\,  Precocity  \Pre*coc"i*ty\,  n. 
  [Cf.  F.  pr['e]cocit['e].] 
  The  quality  or  state  of  being  precocious;  untimely  ripeness; 
  premature  development,  especially  of  the  mental  powers; 
  forwardness. 
 
  Saucy  precociousness  in  learning.  --Bp. 
  Mannyngham 
 
  That  precocity  which  sometimes  distinguishes  uncommon 
  genius.  --Wirt. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  precocity 
  n  :  intelligence  achieved  far  ahead  of  normal  developmental 
  schedules  [syn:  {precociousness}] 




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