PRECOCIOUSNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules

Synonyms:

precociousness; precocity

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("precociousness" is a kind of...):

intelligence (the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience)

Derivation:

precocious (characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude))

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