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pre·ma·ture  (prm-tyr, -tr, -chr)

adj.

1. Occurring, growing, or existing before the customary, correct, or assigned time; uncommonly or unexpectedly early: a premature end.

2. Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time: a premature infant.

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[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemtrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mtrus, ripe; see m-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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prema·turely adv.

prema·tureness, prema·turi·ty n.

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premature [ˌprɛməˈtjʊə ˈprɛməˌtjʊə]

adj

1. occurring or existing before the normal or expected time

2. impulsive or hasty a premature judgment

3. (Medicine) (of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5½ lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation

[from Latin praemātūrus, very early, from prae in advance + mātūrus ripe]

prematurely  adv

prematureness , prematurity n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	premature - born after a gestation period of less than the normal time; "a premature infant" immature - not yet mature full-term - gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby"
	2.	premature - too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"; "a premature judgment" previous early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"
	3.	premature - uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely end" untimely early - at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time; "early morning"; "an early warning"; "early diagnosis"; "an early death"; "took early retirement"; "an early spring"; "early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties"

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premature

adjective

1. early, untimely, before time, unseasonable a twenty-four-year-old man suffering from premature baldness

2. hasty, rash, too soon, precipitate, impulsive, untimely, ill-considered, jumping the gun, ill-timed, inopportune, overhasty It now seems their optimism was premature.

3. preterm, prem (informal), preemie (U.S. & Canad. informal) a greater risk of having a premature baby

Translations

premature [ˈpremətʃʊəʳ] ADJ [baby, ageing, baldness] → prematuro; [ejaculation] → precoz
it would be premature to conclude that → sería prematuro deducir que ...
he was (born) five weeks premature → nació con cinco semanas de antelación
I think you're being a little premature → creo que te estás adelantando a los acontecimientos

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premature [ˈprɛmətʃə^r] adj

[birth] → prématuré(e)
a premature baby → un bébé prématuré

[death, baldness, end] → prématuré(e)
it's premature to do sth → il est prématuré de faire qch
to be premature [optimism, congratulations] → être prématuré
you're being a little premature → tu vas un peu vite
to be premature in doing sth → aller un peu (trop) vite en faisant qch

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premature

adj baldness, birth, arrival → vorzeitig; labour, death, retirement → frühzeitig, vorzeitig; decision, action → verfrüht; you were a little premature → da waren Sie ein wenig voreilig; the baby was three weeks premature → das Baby wurde drei Wochen zu früh geboren; it is premature to talk of sanctions → es ist voreilig or verfrüht, von Sanktionen zu sprechen; premature baby → Frühgeburt f; premature ejaculation → vorzeitiger Samenerguss; premature retirement → Vorruhestand m

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premature [ˈprɛməˌtjʊəʳ] adj (baby, birth, decision) → prematuro/a; (arrival) → (molto) anticipato/a
you are being a little premature → sei un po' troppo precipitoso

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premature

adj premature [preməˈtʃuə, (American ) pri:-]

happening etc before the right or expected time a premature birth; The baby was three weeks premature. vroeggebore, vroeg سابِق أوانِه، خديج преждевременен předčasný, nedonošený for tidlig frühzeitig πρόωρος prematuro enneaegne زودرس ennenaikainen prématuré בְּטֶרֶם עֵת असामयिक, अपक्वता preuranjen idő előtti prematur ótímabær, fyrir tímann prematuro まだ早い 미성숙한 priešlaikinis, per ankstyvas priekšlaicīgs; pāragrs pramatang voorbarig, te vroeg geboren for tidlig, forhastet, overilt przedwczesny prematuro prematur преждевременный predčasný, nedonosený prezgoden preuranjen för tidig, förhastad ก่อนกำหนด prematüre, vaktinden önce 早熟的 передчасний قبل از وقت، خام đẻ non 早熟的

adv premaˈturely

vroeg قَبْل الأوان преждевременно předčasně for tidligt frühzeitig προώρα prematuramente enneaegselt قبل از موقع ennenaikaisesti prématurément בְּטֶרֶם עֵת अपक्वतता, असमायिकता prerano túlságosan korán secara prematur fyrir tímann, of snemma prematuramente 早まって 조급하게 pirma laiko, per anksti priekšlaicīgi; pāragri pramatang voorbarig, te vroeg for tidlig, forhastet, overilt przedwcześnie prematuramente prematur преждевременно predčasne prezgodaj preuranjeno för tidigt, förhastat อย่างก่อนกำหนด vaktinden önce 早熟［地］ передчасно قبل از وقت sớm; đẻ non 早熟［地］

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premature → مبتسر předčasný for tidlig vorzeitig πρώιμος prematuro ennenaikainen prématuré preuranjen prematuro 時期尚早の 시기상조의 vroegtijdig for tidlig przedwczesny prematuro преждевременный för tidig ยังไม่โตเต็มที่ erken non 未成熟的