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Danish
Etymology
Via French précis from Latin praecīsus (“shortened”), a past participle of praecīdō (“to cut off”), from prae- (“before”) + caedō (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
præcis (neuter præcist, plural and definite singular attributive præcise)
- precise, exact
Adverb
præcis
- precisely, specifically
Det er præcis det, jeg taler om.- That is exactly what I am talking about.
Interjection
præcis
- exactly
Er det dette billede, du talte om? / Ja, præcis!- Is this the picture of which you spoke? / Yes, precisely!