premature

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Pronunciation

/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ (UK)

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/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ (UK) · /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/ (UK) · /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/ (US) · /ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/ (US) · /pri.mɛˈtʃur/

Definition of premature

4 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

“a premature birth”
“premature reports of the singer's death”

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adj

Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

“a premature birth”
“premature reports of the singer's death”
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.”
(informal)Suffering from premature ejaculation.

noun

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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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