Definition of premature

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Premature (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..

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Premature :: Premature (a.) Arriving or received without due authentication or evidence; as, a premature report..
Aborted :: Aborted (a.) Brought forth prematurely.
Rickets :: Rickets (n. pl.) A disease which affects children, and which is characterized by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs, enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and short stature, together with clear and often premature mental faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues. Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk unsteadily. Called also rachitis..
Warp :: Warp (v.) A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep, etc..
Prejudicate :: Prejudicate (a.) Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced.
Slink :: Slink (a.) Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf..
Precocity :: Precocity (n.) The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness; premature development, especially of the mental powers; forwardness..
Abortive :: Abortive (n.) That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
Anticipate :: Anticipate (v. t.) To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely; as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument..
Castling :: Castling (n.) That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
Premature :: Premature (a.) Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature fruits of a hotbed..
Abort :: Abort (v. i.) To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.
Timeless :: Timeless (a.) Done or occurring before the proper time; premature; immature; as, a timeless grave..
Prosopolepsy :: Prosopolepsy (n.) Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or prejudice against a person, formed from his external appearance..
Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) The act of bringing forth before the time; premature birth.
Forcing :: Forcing (n.) The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition..
Precocious :: Precocious (a.) Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees..
Slink :: Slink (v. t.) To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that slinks her calf..
Untimely :: Untimely (adv.) Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely; unseasonably.
Slink :: Slink (n.) The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a calf brought forth before its time..
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