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(1):

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

(2):

(a.) 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):

(a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Premature'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/premature.html. 1828.
 
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