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- [pree-muh-choo r, -too r, -tyoo r, pree-muh-choo r or, esp. British, prem-uh-, prem-uh-]
- /ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər or, esp. British, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə-/
- /ˈprem.ə.tʃər/
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- [pree-muh-choo r, -too r, -tyoo r, pree-muh-choo r or, esp. British, prem-uh-, prem-uh-]
- /ˌpri məˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, ˈpri məˌtʃʊər or, esp. British, ˌprɛm ə-, ˈprɛm ə-/
Definitions of premature word
- adjective premature occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement. 1
- adjective premature mature or ripe before the proper time. 1
- noun premature a premature infant. 1
- adjective premature event: too soon 1
- adjective premature baby: born early 1
- adjective premature conclusion, etc.: rash, hasty 1
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Origin of premature
First appearance:
before 1520 One of the 28% oldest English words
From the Latin word praemātūrus, dating back to 1520-30. See pre-, mature
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Parts of speech for Premature
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
premature popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
premature usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for premature
adj premature
- anachronistic — You say that something is anachronistic when you think that it is out of date or old-fashioned.
- early on — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- flipper — a broad, flat limb, as of a seal or whale, especially adapted for swimming.
- forward-looking — planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.
- half-grown — advanced in growth: a grown boy.
adv premature
- before long — If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- bright and early — very early in the morning
- early — in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- in advance — to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- in good time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
adjective premature
- mistimed — Done at an inappropriate moment; badly timed.
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