Precocious vs Precaution - What's the difference?
precocious | precaution |
Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
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Exhibiting advanced skills at an abnormally early age.
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
* John Henry Newman
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
(transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --.
(rare): To take precaution against. --.
As an adjective precocious
is characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.As a noun precaution is
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English
Adjective
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- Both groups, also, have already evolved precocious (intracapsular) spore germination.
- The precocious child began reading the newspaper at age four.
Quotations
* 1964 , , “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”, Mary Poppins , Walt Disney *: Mary: Even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious / If you say it loud enough you'll always sound precociousSynonyms
* trantyAntonyms
* altricious * serotinousSee also
* prodigyExternal links
* * *precaution
English
Noun
(en noun)- The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution .
- to take precautions against risks of accident