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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. born after a gestation period of less than the normal time;
- Example: "a premature infant"

2. too soon or too hasty;
- Example: "our condemnation of him was a bit previous"
- Example: "a premature judgment"
[syn: previous(p), premature]

3. uncommonly early or before the expected time;
- Example: "illness led to his premature death"
- Example: "alcohol brought him to an untimely end"
[syn: premature, untimely]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +
   maturus ripe. See Mature.]
   1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature
      fruits of a hotbed.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. 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.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. Arriving or received without due authentication or
      evidence; as, a premature report.
      [1913 Webster] -- Pre`ma*ture"ly, adv. --
      Pre`ma*ture"ness, n.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

premature
    adj 1: born after a gestation period of less than the normal
           time; "a premature infant" [ant: full-term]
    2: too soon or too hasty; "our condemnation of him was a bit
       previous"; "a premature judgment" [syn: previous(p),
       premature]
    3: uncommonly early or before the expected time; "illness led to
       his premature death"; "alcohol brought him to an untimely
       end" [syn: premature, untimely]