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Meaning of 'premature' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Premature [ a.]
- Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
- Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay.
- Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.

Meaning of 'premature' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . premature [ a]
Meaning (1):
- born after a gestation period of less than the normal time
Example in sentence:
  • a premature infant
2 . premature [ s]
Meaning (2):
- too soon or too hasty
Example in sentence:
  • a premature judgment;
  • our condemnation of him was a bit previous
Meaning (3):
- uncommonly early or before the expected time
Example in sentence:
  • alcohol brought him to an untimely end;
  • illness led to his premature death

Nearby Words:

pre- preaccusation preace preach preached preacher preachership preachify preaching preachman

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