how to pronounce premature

/ˌpɹiːmətˈʃʊɹ/

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premature is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of premature in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… experience higher premature death rates …”

meaning of premature

Premature means happening or coming before the expected time.

premature frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word premature occurs in english on average 4.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics premature can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that premature can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;