précoce

French

adj
Definitions
  • early at a time in advance of the usual
  • (figurative) premature, precocious

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praecox (ripe before its time, premature, overripe).

Origin

Latin

praecox

Gloss

ripe before its time, premature, overripe

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