PREMATURE

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3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

1.
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Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed.

2.
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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.

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

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