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Definition of Preciser
1. precise [adj] - See also: precise
Lexicographical Neighbors of Preciser
Literary usage of Preciser
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Lexicographia-neologica Gallica: The Neological French Dictionary by William Dupré (1801)
"(preciser aux autorites !es bornea de leurs attributions—To determine the limits of
... preciser un delit, un accusation—To prove a charge, a crime. ..."
2. The Realm of Poetry: An Introduction by Stephen James Brown (1922)
"We reach a preciser sense when we say that poetry is the expression of the
beautiful through ... But if we do wish to use the word in this preciser sense, ..."
3. The Elizabethan Religious Settlement: A Study of Contemporary Documents by Henry Norbert Birt (1907)
"This is unfortunate, as Papists and " the peevish preciser sort" {ie, the Puritans)
appear together in one list. However, of the fifty-one names which the ..."
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