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Precocious

  1. adjective

    characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)

    a precocious child

  2. adjective

    appearing or developing early

    precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias

Word family

precociousness · precociously

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