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adjective
- 1. occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early: "the sun can cause premature ageing" Similar Opposite
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PREMATURE definition: 1. happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time: 2. happening or…. Learn more.
The meaning of PREMATURE is happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time; especially : born after a gestation period of less than 37 weeks. How to use premature in a sentence.
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Something that is premature happens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect. Accidents are still the number one cause of premature death for Americans. His career was brought to a premature end by a succession of knee injuries.
PREMATURE meaning: 1. happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time: 2. happening or…. Learn more.
Something that is premature arrives early, like a premature baby born before her due date, or the soggy cake you took out of the oven prematurely. Premature is a simple word to break down. Pre means "early" or "before," and mature means "done" or "ready."
Premature definition: occurring, coming, or done too soon. See examples of PREMATURE used in a sentence.
happening or made too soon. a premature conclusion/decision/judgement. It is premature to talk about success at this stage. Extra Examples. The decision proved premature. We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement.
happening too soon or before the usual time: premature ageing / death. a premature baby. [ + to do sth ] It seems a bit premature to start talking about it already. prematurely. adverb. He died prematurely of cancer. (Definition of premature from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of premature.
Premature definition: occurring, coming, or done too soon. See examples of PREMATURE used in a sentence.
1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end. 2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant. [Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemātūrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mātūrus, ripe; see mā- in Indo-European roots .]
