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precocious
adjectives
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
"a precocious child"; "a precocious achievement"
precocious
is derived from
precociousness
is derived from
precocity
antonym
retarded
is similar to
farther along in physical or mental development
"the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
advanced
see also
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
"is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
intelligent
appearing or developing early
"precocious flowers appear before the leaves as in some species of magnolias"
precocious
is similar to
being or occurring at an early stage of development
"in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"
early
domain category
the branch of biology that studies plants
botany,
phytology
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