Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Premature

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Premature


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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.