précoce

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin praecox. Doublet of abricot.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.kɔs/
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Adjective[edit]

précoce (plural précoces)

  1. early (at a time in advance of the usual)
    Des pêches précoces
    unripe peaches
  2. (figurative) premature, precocious
    Synonym: prématuré
    Mozart était un enfant précoceMozart was a precocious child

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