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premature

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Main Entry: 1pre·ma·ture
Pronunciation: -mschwa-primarystresst(y)udot(schwa)r, -primarystresschudot(schwa)r, chiefly British secondarystressprem-schwa-
Function: adjective
: happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the proper, usual, or intended time; especially : born after a gestation period of less than 37 weeks <premature babies>
- pre·ma·ture·ly adverb