Meaning

1 senses

  1. An infant born prematurely.

Examples

36 sentences

  1. Tom was born a month premature.

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  2. Mary's baby was three weeks premature.

    deMarias Kind ist drei Wochen zu früh zur Welt gekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. Tom was born premature.

    ruТом родился раньше срока. — odexed

    deTom kam als Frühchen zur Welt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  4. Twins are usually premature.

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  5. My daughter was premature.

    ruМоя дочь родилась раньше срока. — Ooneykcall

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Origin

From Latin praemātūrus, equivalent to pre- + mature. First use appears c. 1440 in a transl

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

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Forms

plural: prematures
Singularpremature
Pluralprematures

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
preliminaryB2preludepremprematurelypremeditatepremierC1

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