1. (a.) Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees\.

2. (a.) Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age; exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a precocious child; precocious talents.

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