precociously

Meanings

• adjective

  Displaying or developing characteristics of adults or maturity at an unusually early age.

  - "Despite her young age, she showed precocious talent as a painter."
  - "Her precocious child began speaking in full sentences at the age of two."

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Variants

List of all variants of precociously that leads to same result
precocious , precociously , precociousness , precociousnesses , precocities , precocity

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Etymology

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From the Latin 'precocis' meaning 'forward-looking' or 'early-ripening'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'precocious' was first used in English literature in the 16th century.

2. Studies have shown that precocious children often have higher IQs and academic achievements later in life.

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Related Concepts

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1. Prodigy: An exceptionally gifted or talented individual, especially a child.

2. Child prodigy: A child who shows exceptional abilities or talents, often in areas such as music, art, or mathematics.

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Quotes

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1. But what has paleontologists agog is this googol-granddaddy's "precocious" attributes: most notably the relative flatness of its face, which is more modern-looking than skulls half its age.

   - Fred Guterl,{it}Newsweek{/it},22 July 2002

2. … no longer certain that my blackness gave me "precocious" wisdom, or that I could outslick these folks …

   - Lorene Cary,{it}Black Ice{/it},1991

3. … Columbus was still sailing the ocean blue and American English, frisky and rambunctious as a "precocious" child, was as yet unborn.

   - Sarah Lyall,{it}New York Times{/it},10 Apr. 2000

4. As a boy, I had caught eight-inch-long, juvenile "snapper" blues in Barnegat Bay and marveled at the uncommon strength and speed and the "precocious" attack instinct within their slender, silver bodies.

   - Pete Bodo,{it}New York Times{/it},8 July 2001

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Culture

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The term 'precocious' has been used in various literary works and research to describe children or individuals who exhibit advanced abilities or maturity beyond their age. In literature, the concept of precocity is often explored in novels and stories about prodigies and child prodigies.

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3. mnemonics
   

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