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English Dictionary: premature	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for premature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
premature adj born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" Antonym(s): full-term too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" Synonym(s): previous(p), premature uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" Synonym(s): premature, untimely
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Premature \Pre`mature"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before + maturus ripe. See {Mature}.] 1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature* fruits of a hotbed. 2. 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. 3. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report. -- {Pre`mature"ly}, adv. -- {Pre`mature"ness}, n.