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| 1. | [ adjective ] too soon or too hasty | |
| Synonyms: | previous | |
| Examples: | "our condemnation of him was a bit previous" "a premature judgment" |
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| Related terms: | early | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] born after a gestation period of less than the normal time | |
| Examples: | "a premature infant" |
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| Related terms: | full-term full-term immature | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] uncommonly early or before the expected time | |
| Synonyms: | untimely | |
| Examples: | "illness led to his premature death" "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" |
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| Related terms: | early | |
| Similar spelling: |
prematurely prematurity pronate promote primate pronator promoter Primates promotive primitive Prometheus primitively primateship Prenatt |
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