précoce

See also: precoce

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecox. Doublet of abricot.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁe.kɔs/
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Adjective

précoce (plural précoces)

early (at a time in advance of the usual)
Des pêches précoces
unripe peaches
(figurative) premature, precocious
Synonym: prématuré

Mozart était un enfant précoce ― Mozart was a precocious child

Derived terms

References

“précoce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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