- (a.) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.
- (a.) Happening, arriving, existing or performed before the proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early; untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth; a premature opinion; premature decay.
- (a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "premature" http://smartdefine.org/premature/definitions/2048681 (accessed September 25, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "premature" 27 May 2011. Web. 25 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/premature/definitions/2048681> |