- 1. a. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed. Source: opted
- 2. a. 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. Source: opted
- 3. a. Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report. Source: opted
- 4. adj. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time Source: wordnet
- 5. adj. too soon or too hasty Source: wordnet
- 6. adj. uncommonly early or before the expected time Source: wordnet
- 7. 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`ma*ture"ly, adv. -- Pre`ma*ture"ness, n. Source: webster
- 8. j:100 a. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time s. uncommonly early or before the expected time Source: ecdict
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