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Origin of precise
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, orig. past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
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Can be confusedprécis precise
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precise
/ (prɪˈsaɪs) /
adjective
strictly correct in amount or valuea precise sum
designating a certain thing and no other; particularthis precise location
using or operating with total accuracyprecise instruments
strict in observance of rules, standards, etca precise mind
Derived Formspreciseness, noun
Word Origin for precise
C16: from French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cut
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