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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/prɪˈsaɪs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/prɪˈsaɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pri sīs′)

pre•cise /prɪˈsaɪs/USA pronunciation adj.

definitely stated, defined, or fixed:clear, precise directions.
being that one and no other:[before a noun]bought the precise dress I wanted.
exact in expressing oneself:He's very precise, so if he said "today,'' then he means "today.''
carefully distinct:careful, almost too-precise pronunciation.
exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.

pre•cise•ness, n. [uncountable]See -cise-.

pre•cise (pri sīs′),USA pronunciation adj.

definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:precise directions.
being exactly that and neither more nor less:a precise temperature; a precise amount.
being just that and no other:the precise dress she had wanted.
definite or exact in statement, as a person.
carefully distinct:precise articulation.
exact in measuring, recording, etc.:a precise instrument.
excessively or rigidly particular:precise observance of regulations; precise grooming.

Latin praecīsus curtailed, brief, origin, originally past participle of praecīdere to cut off, cut short, equivalent. to prae- pre- + -cīsus, combining form of caesus, past participle of caedere to cut
Middle English 1350–1400

pre•cise′ly, adv.
pre•cise′ness, n.

correct.

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precise /prɪˈsaɪs/ adj

strictly correct in amount or value: a precise sum
designating a certain thing and no other; particular: this precise location
using or operating with total accuracy: precise instruments
strict in observance of rules, standards, etc: a precise mind

Etymology: 16th Century: from French précis, from Latin praecīdere to curtail, from prae before + caedere to cutpreˈciseness n

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Collocations: a precise [amount, quantity] (of), a precise [term, description, definition] (for), a precise [report, speaker, person], more...

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