Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πρόωρος (próōros) with semantic loan from French précoce and prématuré.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾo.o.ɾos/
  • Hyphenation: πρό‧ω‧ρος

Adjective

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πρόωρος (próorosm (feminine πρόωρη, neuter πρόωρο)

  1. premature
  2. early (before the appointed or expected time)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ πρόωρος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language