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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fr|précision]] (16th century) and directly from Latin praecīsiō, a cutting off,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) a noun from praecīdere, to cut off, shorten,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from prae-, before, and caedere, to cut (see [[precise]]).^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023)
+ It is [[bor|fr|précision]] (16th century) and directly from [[la|praecīsiō]], a cutting off,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024)^(NODE 1998) a noun from [[m|la|praecīdere]], to cut off, shorten,^(Etymonline)^(MWU 2024) from [[m|la|prae-]], before, and [[m|la|caedere]], to cut (see [[precise]]).^(Etymonline)^(Collins 2023)
==Earliest recorded meaning==