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   premature

   /ˈprɛmətʃə/

   adjective

   • 1. occurring or done before the usual or proper time; too early: "the sun can cause premature ageing" Similar untimelyearlytoo soontoo earlybefore timearchaic:unseasonablerashoverhastyhastytoo soonprecipitateprecipitousimpulsiveimpetuousill-timedill-consideredinformal:jumping the gunpreviousOpposite overdue
   • ▪ (of a baby) born before the end of the full term of gestation, especially three or more weeks before: "the child was three weeks premature" Similar preterminformal:prempreemieOpposite overduelate

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. prematurity noun
   • 2. prematureness noun

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › prematurePREMATURE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PREMATURE definition: 1. happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time: 2. happening or…. Learn more.

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   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.

4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › prematurePREMATURE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   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.

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   Premature definition: occurring, coming, or done too soon. See examples of PREMATURE used in a sentence.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prematurePremature - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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."

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › prematurePREMATURE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PREMATURE meaning: 1. happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time: 2. happening or…. Learn more.

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   1. Something that is premature happens earlier than usual or earlier than people expect. [...] 2. You can say that something is premature when it happens too early and is therefore inappropriate. [...] 3. A premature baby is one that was born before the date when it was expected to be born. [...] More. Synonyms of 'premature'