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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Precociousness

· Pre·co·cious·ness · IPA
01 n. The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness.
  1. 1.
    The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness.
    “Saucy precociousness in learning.” — Bp. Mannyngham.
    “That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon genius.” Wirt.