Both Uses of
precocious
in
Franny and Zooey
- professional educator who takes a special interest in extra-precocious children.
Chpt 2.1 *precocious = showing early development in ability
- The main purpose of the five tests, one gathered, was to isolate and study, if possible, the source of Zooey's precocious wit and fancy.†
Chpt 2.1
Definition:
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(precocious) early development -- especially ability or maturity in a child
or more rarely:
disapproving description of a child who takes liberties usually afforded to people who are older