1. (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation
   "the child was born prematurely" 
2. Too soon; in a premature manner
   "I spoke prematurely"
   - untimely

See also: premature

• reclamation
• reclassification
• reclassify
• reclinate
• recline
• recliner
• reclining
• reclining chair
• reclose
• recluse
• reclusion
• reclusive
• reclusiveness
• recode
• recoding
• recognisable
• recognisably
• recognisance
• recognise
• recognised
• recognition
• recognizable
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• recognizance
• recognize