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praecox — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • early adj Happening or arriving before the expected or usual time.
  • precocious adjective Showing skills, knowledge, or maturity unusually early for one's age.
  • premature adjective Happening or arriving before the proper or expected time.
  • untimely adj Happening at a bad or inconvenient moment.

Senses

praecox is used for these senses in English:

  • early At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.
  • precocious Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
  • premature Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.
  • untimely Early; premature.

early — full definition

  1. adj Happening or arriving before the expected or usual time.
  2. adv Before the usual or expected time.

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