premature

(prē'mə-tyʊr', -tʊr', -chʊr')
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.

[Middle English, ripe, from Latin praemātūrus, ripe too early : prae-, pre- + mātūrus, ripe.]

prematurely pre'ma·ture'ly adv.
prematureness pre'ma·ture'ness or pre'ma·tu'ri·ty n.

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In British English this is pronounced prem-ǝ-tyuh-ǝ or prem-ǝ-tyuh-ǝ. In American English the first syllable is often pronounced pree-.

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newstand copies returned to the publisher prior to the off-sale date if, judging from sales to date, it appears that the news- stand draw will exceed sales. See also newsstand returns.

adjective

Developing, occurring, or appearing before the expected time: early, precocious, untimely. See time.

adj

Definition: early in occurrence
Antonyms: backward, delayed, late, mature, overdue

adj

Definition: rash, impulsive
Antonyms: careful, cautious, prepared, slow

IN BRIEF: Too early.

It would be premature to reach a judgment as to whether there is a gap or not a gap. — John F. Kennedy (1917-1963)

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Underdevelopment; the condition of being born prematurely.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - for tidlig, forhastet, for tidligt født

Nederlands (Dutch)
prematuur, voorbarig, voortijdig

Français (French)
adj. - (gén) prématuré, (Méd) prématuré, avant terme

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorzeitig, verfrüht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πρόωρος

Italiano (Italian)
prematuro

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - prematuro

Русский (Russian)
преждевременный, необдуманный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - prematuro, precoz

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - förtidig, förhastad

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
早熟的, 不按时的, 过早的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 早熟的, 不按時的, 過早的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조숙한, 너무 이른

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 時期尚早の, 早まった
n. - 早産児, 早発砲弾

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سابق أوانه, مولود قبل أوانه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמהר, פזיז, בוסר, בטרם עת, לפני זמנו‬

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