What does premature mean?
Premature means Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived..
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/ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/ · adjective
Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived..
a premature birth
premature reports of the singer's death
I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.
Use premature when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Premature means Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived..
Common synonyms include anticipatory, early, forward, hasty.
Possible antonyms include nonpremature, overdue, punctual, full-term.
a premature birth
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