(adv) indicating exactness or preciseness, Syn.exactly, just, Example: he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do; it was just as he said--the jewel was gone; it has just enough salt
(n) the quality of being reproducible in amount or performance, Syn.precision, Ant.impreciseness, imprecision, Example: he handled it with the preciseness of an automaton; note the meticulous precision of his measurements
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. [ L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise, p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae before + caedere to cut: cf. F. précis. Cf. Concise. ] 1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality. [ 1913 Webster ]
The law in this point is not precise. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
For the hour precise Exacts our parting hence. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal; ceremonious. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]
He was ever precise in promise-keeping. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
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เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
