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premature
- /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ UK
- /ˈpɹɛ.mə.tjə/ UK
- /ˌpɹi.məˈtʊɹ/ US
- /ˌpɹi.məˈt͡ʃʊɹ/ US
Where it comes from
From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
adjective more premature · most premature · præmature
- Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived. a premature birth
- 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.
- Suffering from premature ejaculation.
Similar: anticipatory, early, forward, hasty, precipitate, precocious, premature, prevenient, previous, unseasonable, untimely · Opposite: nonpremature, overdue, punctual
noun prematures · præmature
- An infant born prematurely.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: early, previous, untimely, immature, anticipated, precocious, advance, knee-jerk, overhasty, rash, precipitated, hurried, mature, precipitate, hasty, precipitous
adjective
Similar: anticipatory, early, forward, hasty, precipitate, precocious, premature, prevenient, previous, unseasonable, untimely · Opposite: nonpremature, overdue, punctual
Translations
Talk about this word "premature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/premature. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. premature. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/premature "premature." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/premature.Cite this
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title = {premature},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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