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Word entry · 9 letters

premature

Best crossword clue

"Before due time"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˌpɹɛ.məˈtjʊə/Part of speech adjectiveSorted aeemprrtuStarts with PEnds with E2 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. uncommonly early or before the expected time

Word origin

From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a translation of Palladius's De Re Rustica.

Used in a sentence

  • a premature birth
  • premature reports of the singer's death
  • I was lost in reveries of death, and the idea of premature burial held continual possession of my brain.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Before due time9 letters
02Too early9 letters

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