Prematurity

 [pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor or, especially Brit., prem-uh-, prem-uh-]  

pre·ma·ture

   [pree-muh-choor, -toor, -tyoor, pree-muh-choor or, especially Brit., prem-uh-, prem-uh-]
adjective
1.
occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
2.
mature or ripe before the proper time.
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noun
3.
a premature infant.

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Origin:
1520–30; < Latin praemātūrus. See pre-, mature

Related forms
pre·ma·ture·ly, adverb
pre·ma·tu·ri·ty, pre·ma·ture·ness, noun
un·pre·ma·ture, adjective
un·pre·ma·ture·ly, adverb
un·pre·ma·ture·ness, noun
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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.  (of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (5½ lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation
 
[C16: from Latin praemātūrus, very early, from prae in advance + mātūrus ripe]
 
prema'turely
 
—adv
 
prema'tureness
 
—n
 
prema'turity
 
—n

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