immature
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əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər, -ˈtyʊər, -ˈtʃɜr
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So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
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World English Dictionary
immature (ˌɪməˈtjʊə, -ˈtʃʊə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | not fully grown or developed |
| 2. | deficient in maturity; lacking wisdom, insight, emotional stability, etc |
| 3. | geography a less common term for youthful |
| imma'turity | |
| —n | |
| imma'tureness | |
| —n | |
| imma'turely | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
immature
1548, "untimely, premature," from L. immaturus "untimely, unripe," from in- "not" + maturus (see mature). In 16c., usually in ref. to death; modern sense of "not fully developed" first recorded 1641.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
immature im·ma·ture (ĭm'ə-ty&oobreve;r', -t&oobreve;r', -ch&oobreve;r')
adj.
Not fully grown or developed.
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Example sentences
The immature parasites drill through the wall of a snail's gut and settle in the digestive gland.
It kept us immature, in a way, kept us from developing any individuality.
That's either really evil or really immature or both.
Plants also discourage animal browsing on green leaves and immature fruits with a bitter taste.
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