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premature

English

Alternative forms

  • præmature (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin praem?t?rus, equivalent to pre- +? mature. Attested circa 1520.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?p??.m??tj??/, /?p??.m?.tj?/
  • (US) IPA(key): /?p?i.m??t??/, /?p?i.m??t???/

Adjective

premature (comparative more premature, superlative most premature)

  1. occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived
  2. taking place earlier than anticipated, prepared for, or desired
  3. (informal) suffering from premature ejaculation

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

premature (plural prematures)

  1. an infant born prematurely

See also

  • get ahead of oneself

Italian

Adjective

premature

  1. feminine plural of prematuro

Noun

premature f pl

  1. plural of prematura

Anagrams

  • premurate

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prematurity

English

Etymology

From premature +? -ity.

Noun

prematurity (usually uncountable, plural prematurities)

  1. (uncountable) The condition of (a baby, etc.) being premature.
  2. Something that is premature or occurs prematurely.

Synonyms

  • (condition of being premature): prematureness; see also Thesaurus:earliness

Translations

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