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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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