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premature
[pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor, prem-uh-, prem-uh-]
adjective
occurring, coming, or done too soon.
a premature announcement.
mature or ripe before the proper time.
noun
a premature infant.
premature
/ ˌprɛməˈtjʊə, ˈprɛməˌtjʊə /
adjective
occurring or existing before the normal or expected time
impulsive or hasty
a premature judgment
(of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5 1/ 2 lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation
Other Word Forms
- prematurely adverb
- prematurity noun
- prematureness noun
- unpremature adjective
- unprematurely adverb
- unprematureness noun
- ˌˈٳܰԱ noun
- ˌˈٳܰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of premature1
Word History and Origins
Origin of premature1
Example Sentences
"Tariff-driven price increases may not feed through to the CPI data for a few more months yet, so it is far too premature to assume that the price shock will not materialise."
A woman who lied about her qualifications to get a job as a senior nurse caring for sick and premature babies has been banned from the profession.
A mother of four was responding well to help feeding her premature newborn but then her tent was bombed.
In a premature victory speech, delivered after an exit poll gave him a razor-thin win immediately after voting ended on Sunday night, Trzaskowski vowed to be a president for all Poles.
Those premature deaths are a warning to everyone else.
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