précisément

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French

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Etymology

From précis +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁe.si.ze.mɑ̃/
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Adverb

précisément

  1. in a precise manner; without approximation
  2. specifically
  3. (elliptically, in answers) exactly, precisely
  4. (rhetoric) indicates a logical link
    • 1955, Jean Giono, The Man Who Planted Trees:
      Mon jeune âge, précisément, me forçait à imaginer l’avenir en fonction de moi-même et d’une certaine recherche du bonheur.
      Precisely because of my young age, I could not help but imagine the future according to myself and a certain search for happiness.

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