Precociousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Precociousness \Pre*co"cious*ness\, Precocity \Pre*coc"i*ty\, n.
     [Cf. F. pr['e]cocit['e].]
     The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness;
     premature development, especially of the mental powers;
     forwardness.
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           Saucy precociousness in learning.        --Bp.
                                                    Mannyngham.
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           That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon
           genius.                                  --Wirt.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  precociousness
       n : intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental
           schedules [syn: {precocity}]