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Premature

/prˌiməˈtʃʊr/
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(adj) Occurring before a state of readiness or maturity has arrived.

It is premature to discuss it now.
It is premature to put the plan into practice now.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The baby was born six weeks ____ and spent the first month in the neonatal intensive care unit.

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