premature

adjective

/ˈpremətʃə(r)/

/ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/, /ˌpriːməˈtʊr/

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happening before the normal or expected time
- his premature death at the age of 37
- Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 2008.
- The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion.
(of a birth or a baby) happening or being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed
- The baby was four weeks premature.
- a premature birth after only thirty weeks
Wordfinder
- baby
- birth
- child
- dummy
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- incubator
- nappy
- pram
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- teethe
Extra Examples
- She was born slightly premature.
- a very premature baby
Topics Life stagesc1
happening or made too soon
- a premature conclusion/decision/judgement
- It is premature to talk about success at this stage.
Extra Examples
- The decision proved premature.
- We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement.

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.

单词	premature
释义	premature adjective /ˈpremətʃə(r)/ /ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr/, /ˌpriːməˈtʊr/ jump to other results happening before the normal or expected time his premature death at the age of 37 Because of injury, her playing career came to a premature end in 2008. The incident brought the game to a premature conclusion. (of a birth or a baby) happening or being born before the normal length of pregnancy has been completed The baby was four weeks premature. a premature birth after only thirty weeks Wordfinder baby birth child dummy feed incubator nappy pram premature teethe Extra Examples She was born slightly premature. a very premature baby Topics Life stagesc1 happening or made too soon a premature conclusion/decision/judgement It is premature to talk about success at this stage. Extra Examples The decision proved premature. We should investigate further, rather than make a premature judgement. Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘ripe, mature’): from Latin praematurus ‘very early’, from prae ‘before’ + maturus ‘ripe’.
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