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Premature

//ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ// adj, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

    "a premature birth"

  2. 2
    Taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired.

    "I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain."

  3. 3
    Suffering from premature ejaculation. informal
Adjective
  1. 1
    uncommonly early or before the expected time wordnet
  2. 2
    too soon or too hasty wordnet
  3. 3
    born after a gestation period of less than the normal time wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An infant born prematurely.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.

Etymology 2

From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.

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