Английский Этимологический словарь - precocious
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Precocious
precocious
- 1650, from L. prжcox (gen. prжcocis) "maturing early," from prж- "before" + coquere "to ripen," lit. "to cook." Originally of flowers or fruits.
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1.
~ adj often spoken a precocious child behaves more like an adult than a child, for example by asking difficult and intelligent questions (At school he revealed precocious talents a painter and writer.) - precociously adv - precociousness also precocity n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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A precocious child is very clever, mature, or good at something, often in a way that you usually only expect to find in an adult. Margaret was always a precocious child... ADJ: usu ADJ n • precociously He was a precociously bright school boy. ADV: usu ADV adj, also ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Etymology: Latin praecoc-, praecox early ripening, ~, from prae- + coquere to cook — more at cook Date: 1650 1. exceptionally early in development or occurrence ~ puberty 2. exhibiting mature qualities at an unusually early age a ~ child • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun • precocity noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 often derog. (of a person, esp. a child) prematurely developed in some faculty or characteristic. 2 (of an action etc.) indicating such development. 3 (of a plant) flowering or fruiting early. Derivatives precociously adv. precociousness n. precocity n. Etymology: L praecox -cocis f. praecoquere ripen fully (as PRAE-, coquere cook) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. не по летам развитой, рано развившийся precocious child —- не по годам развитой ребенок precocious talent —- рано развившийся талант 2. преждевременный precocious maturity —- преждевременная зрелость 3. с-х. скороспелый, ранний ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) рано развившийся; не по годам развитой 2) преждевременный 3) agric. скороспелый ...Англо-русский словарь
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