premature
Pronunciation: /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/
The English word “premature” has 4 meanings listed here.
adjective
noun
- An infant born prematurely.
Etymology
From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.
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