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precise

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  1. correct               
 
pre.cise \pri-'si-s\ aj [MF precis, fr. L praecisus, pp. of praecidere to 
   cut off, fr]. prae- + caedere to cut - more at CONCISE 1: exactly or 
   sharply defined or stated  2: minutely exact  3: strictly conforming to 
   rule or convention  4: distinguished from every other : VERY {at just that 
   ~ m oment} - pre.cise.ly av