précisément

French

Alternative forms

précisement

Etymology

From précis +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pʁe.si.ze.mɑ̃/
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Adverb

précisément

in a precise manner; without approximation
specifically
(elliptically, in answers) exactly, precisely
(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.

Further reading

“précisément”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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