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Adverb: prematurely  ,pree-mu't(y)ûr-lee or ,pree-mu'chûr-lee [N. Amer], ,pre-mu'tyûr-lee or ,pre-mu'chur-lee [Brit]
  1. (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
    "the child was born prematurely"
     
  2. Too soon; in a premature manner
    "I spoke prematurely";
    - untimely

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