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pre•ma•ture



Pronunciation: (prē"mu-choor', -toor', -tyoor', prē'mu-choor" or, esp. Brit., prem"u-, prem'u-), [key]
—adj.
1. occurring, coming, or done too soon: a premature announcement.
2. mature or ripe before the proper time.

—n.
a premature infant.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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