Precipice to Precocity

This dictionary contains English, Spanish and Tagalog words from the early 20th century, quite a few of which are obsolete. The spelling and meaning of the words herein may be slightly different from current usage. Still, we believe this is a useful reference especially for those studying Philippine literature and documents from that time.

Precipice, n. [présipis]
Precipicio, despeñadero.
Bing̃it ng̃ bang̃in.

Precipitate, v. [prisípitet]
Precipitar.
Sumugba, dumaluhong, magpakabiglâ.

Precipitate, adj. [prisípitet]
Precipitado.
Dalídalì, dalosdalos, pabiglâ.

Precipitation, n. [prisipitécion]
Precipitacion.
Dalos, daluhong, sugbá.

Precipitous, adj. [prisípitœs]
Precipitoso.
Biglangbiglâ.

Precise, adj. [prisáis]
Preciso; exacto, puntual.
Kailang̃an, karakaraka; ganap.

Precision, n. [prisísion]
Precision.
Pang̃ang̃ailang̃ang karakaraka.

Preclude, v. [pricliúd]
Prevenir, impedir alguna cosa anticipadamente.
Pagpaunahan.

Precocious, adj. [pricóciœs]
Precoz, prematuro, adelantado.
Maagap; maaga, dî pa panahon.

Precocity, n. [pricóciti]
Precocidad.
Agap; aga.

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