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pre·coc·i·ty pri-'käs-ət-ē n,
pl -ties exceptionally early or premature development (as of mental powers or sexual characteristics)
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an acceleration of normal development. The intellectually precocious child has a high IQ and may become isolated from his contemporaries or frustrated at school. Mental illness is less common than in those who develop normally.
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pre·coc·i·ty (pre-kosґĭ-te) unusually early development of mental or physical traits.
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precocity — (n.) 1630s, from Fr. précocité (17c.), from L. praecox (see PRECOCIOUS (Cf. precocious)) … Etymology dictionary
Precocity — 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. [1913 Webster] Saucy… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
precocity — [[t]prɪkɒ̱sɪti[/t]] N UNCOUNT Precocity is the quality of being precocious. [FORMAL] … English dictionary
precocity — precocious ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having developed certain abilities or inclinations at an earlier age than usual. DERIVATIVES precociously adverb precociousness noun precocity noun. ORIGIN from Latin praecox, from praecoquere ripen fully … English terms dictionary
precocity theory — precocity theory. См. теория преждевременного включения. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
precocity — noun see precocious … New Collegiate Dictionary
precocity — /pri kos i tee/, n. the state of being or tendency to be precocious. [1630 40; < F précosité, equiv. to précose ( < L praecoci , s. of praecox early ripening, adj. deriv. of praecoquere to bake or ripen early; see PRE , COOK1) + ité ITY] * * * … Universalium
precocity — noun The state of being precocious … Wiktionary
precocity — prɪ kÉ‘sÉ™tɪ / kÉ’s n. precociousness, state of being very developed for one s age, prematurity … English contemporary dictionary
precocity — n. Prematureness (of the mental faculties), precociousness, unusually early development … New dictionary of synonyms
