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precocious

/pɹɪˈkoʊʃəs/

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Stress “co,” using the vowel in “go.”

Use three syllables, with the main beat in the middle. The final cious sounds like shus; keep that last vowel lighter than the stressed long o.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The story follows a precocious young musician.

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What does precocious mean?

adjective

  1. Characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity.
  2. Exhibiting advanced skills and aptitudes at an abnormally early age.

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IPA pronunciation

/pɹɪˈkoʊʃəs/

Pronunciation used in the listening tip.

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/pɹiˈkoʊʃəs/
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They are not callow like the young of most birds, but more perfectly developed and precocious even than chickens.
Henry David ThoreauWalden, and On The Duty Of Civil DisobedienceProject Gutenberg ebook #205
And must he not be already surprised and shocked at the precocious growth of the infant monster which he found and named?
Annie Payson CallPower Through ReposeProject Gutenberg ebook #4337
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Wendt gives at length the history of a precocious boy, the son of an official of medical rank, who had lived always with older people.
William Healy; Mary Tenney HealyPathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forensic PsychologyProject Gutenberg ebook #449
What are the fifty newspapers, which those precocious urchins are bawling down the street, and which are kept filed within, what are they but amusements?
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
However, there are many authentic cases of infantile menstruation on record, which were generally associated with precocious development in other parts as well.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747