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prematurities

prematurities is the plural of prematurity.

Meaning of prematurity

Noun

prematurity (usually uncountable, plural prematurities)

  1. (usually) The condition of (a baby, etc.) being premature.
    • The questions of prematurity and low birth weight and the implications for later development are consistent with the theme of risk and vulnerability discussed throughout the book.1995, Otfried Spreen, Anthony H. Risser, Dorothy Edgell, Developmental Neuropsychology, page 212
    Synonyms:
    prematureness
  2. (usually) Something that is premature or occurs prematurely.
    • Those individuals in the third group with 5 to 10 prematurities noted averaged 7 prematurities for every 57 heart beats[…].1959, Lawrence E. Lamb, editor, The first International Symposium on Cardiology in Aviation, conducted at the School of Aviation Medicine, 12-13 November, 1959, page 187

Questions about prematurities

What is prematurities the plural of?
Prematurities is the plural of prematurity.

Words near prematurities in the dictionary

  1. premature optimization
  2. premature optimizations
  3. prematurely
  4. prematureness
  5. prematures
  6. prematurities
  7. prematurity
  8. premax
  9. premaxilla
  10. premaxillae
  11. premaxillar

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Adapted from Wiktionary: prematurities (page history and authors); prematurity (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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