premature
adjective/ˈpremətʃə(r)/
/ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/, /ˌpriːməˈtʊr/
- happening before the normal or expected time
- his premature death at the age of 37
- Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 2008.
- The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.
- (of a birth or a baby) happening or being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed
- The baby was four weeks premature.
- a premature birth after only thirty weeks
Extra ExamplesTopics Life stagesc1- She was born slightly premature.
- a very premature baby
- happening or made too soon
- a premature conclusion/decision/judgement
- It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
Extra Examples- The decision proved premature.
- We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.
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