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adverb (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
adverb too soon; in a premature manner
originEtymology tree English premature Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English prematurely From premature + -ly.
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