premature
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- early, forward, unseasonable, untimely
- hasty, ill-timed, overhasty, previous (informal), rash, too soon, untimely

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pre‧ma‧ture /ˈpremətʃə, -tʃʊə, ˌpreməˈtʃʊə $ ˌpriːməˈtʃʊr◂/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: praematurus, from maturus; ⇒ mature¹]

1. happening before the natural or proper time:
his premature death due to cancer
premature ageing of the skin

2. a premature baby is born before the usual time of birth:
a premature birth
The baby was six weeks premature.

3. done too early or too soon:
a premature order to attack
Any talk of a deal is premature.
it is premature (for somebody) to do something
It would be premature to accuse anyone until the investigation is complete.
—prematurely adverb:
The baby was born prematurely.

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