"precocious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-precocious.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more precocious [comparative], most precocious [superlative]
enPR: prĭ-kō'shəs Rhymes: -əʊʃəs Etymology: From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”). Doublet of apricot. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-}}, {{uder|en|la|praecox||premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe}} Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), {{m|la|praecoquō||to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand}} praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), {{m|la|prae||before}} prae (“before”), {{m|la|coquō||to cook, boil, ripen}} coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”), {{doublet|en|apricot}} Doublet of apricot Head templates: {{en-adj}} precocious (comparative more precocious, superlative most precocious)
  1. Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity. Translations (characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity): ранозрял (ranozrjal) (Bulgarian), precoç (Catalan), lêng-lāi [Hokkien] (Chinese), 早慧 (zǎohuì) (Chinese Mandarin), 早熟 (zǎoshú) (Chinese Mandarin), 超齡 (Chinese Mandarin), tidlig udviklet (english: development) (Danish), tidlig moden (english: maturity) (Danish), vroegrijp (Dutch), vroegvolwassen (Dutch), varhaiskypsä (Finnish), pikkuvanha (Finnish), précoce (French), ნაადრევი (naadrevi) (Georgian), მალემზარდი (malemzardi) (Georgian), frühreif (German), πρώιμος (próimos) (Greek), seanchríonna (Irish), precoce (Italian), praecox (Latin), appee roish yn traa (Manx), bråmoden (Norwegian Bokmål), tidlig moden (Norwegian Bokmål), bråmoden (Norwegian Nynorsk), tidleg moden (Norwegian Nynorsk), precoce (Portuguese), скороспелый (skorospelyj) (Russian), на̀да̄рен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), прѐрано развијен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), nàdāren [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), prèrano razvijen [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), precoz (Spanish), brådmogen (Swedish), скорости́глий (skorostýhlyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), скороспі́лий (skorospílyj) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-precocious-en-adj-HlcNoG5u Disambiguation of 'characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity': 94 6
  2. Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age. Translations (exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age): преждевременно развит (preždevremenno razvit) (Bulgarian), precoç (Catalan), 早慧 (zǎohuì) (Chinese Mandarin), vroegrijp (Dutch), vroegvolwassen (Dutch), pikkuvanha (Finnish), edistynyt (Finnish), etevä (Finnish), précoce (French), ნაადრევად განვითარებული (naadrevad ganvitarebuli) (Georgian), frühreif (German), altklug (German), koraérett (Hungarian), seanchríonna (Irish), appee roish yn traa (Manx), bråmoden (Norwegian Bokmål), tidlig moden (Norwegian Bokmål), bråmoden (Norwegian Nynorsk), tidleg moden (Norwegian Nynorsk), не по годам ра́звитый (ne po godam rázvityj) (Russian), precoz (Spanish), brådmogen (Swedish), försigkommen (Swedish), lillgammal (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-precocious-en-adj-DlPMw~o8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age': 11 89
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tranty, prodigious Derived forms: precociously, precociousness, precocious pseudopuberty Related terms: precocity, prodigy, apricot

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          "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
          "word": "precoz"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
          "word": "brådmogen"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "skorostýhlyj",
          "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
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          "text": "The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "1964, Sherman Brothers (lyrics and music), “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, in Mary Poppins, Walt Disney",
          "text": "Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious.",
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "preždevremenno razvit",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "преждевременно развит"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "precoç"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zǎohuì",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "早慧"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "vroegrijp"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "vroegvolwassen"
        },
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "pikkuvanha"
        },
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "edistynyt"
        },
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "etevä"
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          "word": "précoce"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "word": "ნაადრევად განვითარებული"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "word": "frühreif"
        },
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          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "altklug"
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "koraérett"
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          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "seanchríonna"
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          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "appee roish yn traa"
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          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "bråmoden"
        },
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ne po godam rázvityj",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "не по годам ра́звитый"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "precoz"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "brådmogen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "försigkommen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "11 89",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
          "word": "lillgammal"
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊʃəs"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
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    {
      "enpr": "prĭ-kō'shəs"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    "English adjectives",
    "English doublets",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pekʷ-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English undefined derivations",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊʃəs",
    "Rhymes:English/əʊʃəs/3 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "precociously"
    },
    {
      "word": "precociousness"
    },
    {
      "word": "precocious pseudopuberty"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pekʷ-"
      },
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      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "praecox",
        "4": "",
        "5": "premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "praecoquō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand"
      },
      "expansion": "praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "prae",
        "3": "",
        "4": "before"
      },
      "expansion": "prae (“before”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "coquō",
        "3": "",
        "4": "to cook, boil, ripen"
      },
      "expansion": "coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "apricot"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of apricot",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin praecox (“premature, precocious, ripe before time, early ripe”), from praecoquō (“to ripen beforehand, ripen fully, also boil beforehand”), from prae (“before”) + coquō (“to cook, boil, ripen”). Doublet of apricot.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more precocious",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most precocious",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
      "expansion": "precocious (comparative more precocious, superlative most precocious)",
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    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "precocity"
    },
    {
      "word": "prodigy"
    },
    {
      "word": "apricot"
    }
  ],
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        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The precocious plant was already blooming flowers by day 4.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2014 November 14, Stephen Halliday, “Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero”, in The Scotsman",
          "text": "Scotland’s most encouraging early source of an attacking threat was Andrew Robertson as the precocious left-back charged forward to good effect on a couple of occasions.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "development",
          "development"
        ],
        [
          "maturity",
          "maturity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1964, Sherman Brothers (lyrics and music), “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, in Mary Poppins, Walt Disney",
          "text": "Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precocious.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "skill",
          "skill"
        ],
        [
          "aptitude",
          "aptitude"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəˈkəʊʃəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊʃəs"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "prĭ-kō'shəs"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "tranty"
    },
    {
      "word": "prodigious"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ranozrjal",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "ранозрял"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "precoç"
    },
    {
      "code": "nan-hbl",
      "lang": "Chinese",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "lêng-lāi"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zǎohuì",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "早慧"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zǎoshú",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "早熟"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "超齡"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "note": "超龄 (chāo líng, literally “超乎其年齡的”)",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "development",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "tidlig udviklet"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "english": "maturity",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "tidlig moden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "vroegrijp"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "vroegvolwassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "varhaiskypsä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "pikkuvanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "précoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naadrevi",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "ნაადრევი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "malemzardi",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "მალემზარდი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "frühreif"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próimos",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "πρώιμος"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "seanchríonna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "precoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "praecox"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "appee roish yn traa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "bråmoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "tidlig moden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "bråmoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "tidleg moden"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "precoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skorospelyj",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "скороспелый"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "на̀да̄рен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "прѐрано развијен"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nàdāren"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "prèrano razvijen"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "precoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "word": "brådmogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skorostýhlyj",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скорости́глий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skorospílyj",
      "sense": "characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скороспі́лий"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "preždevremenno razvit",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "преждевременно развит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "precoç"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zǎohuì",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "早慧"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "vroegrijp"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "vroegvolwassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "pikkuvanha"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "edistynyt"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "etevä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "précoce"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "naadrevad ganvitarebuli",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "ნაადრევად განვითარებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "frühreif"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "altklug"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "koraérett"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "seanchríonna"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "appee roish yn traa"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "bråmoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "tidlig moden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "bråmoden"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "tidleg moden"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ne po godam rázvityj",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "не по годам ра́звитый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "precoz"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "brådmogen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "försigkommen"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age",
      "word": "lillgammal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "precocious"
}

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