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Grammar : Noun

Spell : pri-kos-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : prɪˈkɒs ɪ ti

Definition of precocity

Origin : 1630s, from French précocité (17c.), from précoce "precicious," from Latin praecocem (nom. praecox); see precocious.

As in intelligence : noun ability to perceive, understand
As in smarts : noun intelligence
As in genius : noun gift of high intellect

Example sentences :

Precocity is sometimes a symptom of disease rather than of intellectual vigour.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

Will you forgive me if I express amazement at your precocity, and congratulate you upon it?
Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini

We have already spoken of the abundance and precocity of wrinkles in born criminals.
Extract from : « Criminal Man » by Gina Lombroso-Ferrero

Precocity is the privilege of the American, especially the native of New Orleans.
Extract from : « The Quadroon » by Mayne Reid

And there is something very sad and very fearful in this precocity.
Extract from : « Humanity in the City » by E. H. Chapin

The little girl's prettiness and precocity appealed to him strongly.
Extract from : « The Magnificent Montez » by Horace Wyndham

Sometimes this very individuality is mistaken for precocity.
Extract from : « Great Pianists on Piano Playing » by James Francis Cooke

He was a stern, unsmiling man, and hated all forms of precocity.
Extract from : « The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories » by Mark Twain

The precocity and universality of his genius impress one the most.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 8 » by Various

My response to that gave him the idea of making an experiment in precocity.
Extract from : « Flappers and Philosophers » by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Synonyms for precocity

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