Prematurely
adjective
1.
occurring, coming, or done too soon:
a premature announcement.
2.
mature or ripe before the proper time.
noun
3.
a premature infant.
adjective
1.
occurring or existing before the normal or expected time
2.
impulsive or hasty: a premature judgment
3.
(of an infant) weighing less than 2500 g (51/2 lbs) and usually born before the end of the full period of gestation
premature pre·ma·ture (prē’mə-tyur’, -tur’, -chur’)
adj.
Occurring or developing before the usual or expected time.
Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time, especially, in human infants, after a period of less than 37 weeks.
pre’ma·tu’ri·ty or pre’ma·ture’ness n.
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