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PREMATURENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being premature
Synonyms:
prematureness; prematurity
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("prematureness" is a kind of...):
immatureness; immaturity (not having reached maturity)
Derivation:
premature (uncommonly early or before the expected time)
premature (too soon or too hasty)
premature (born after a gestation period of less than the normal time)
