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Word: Immature
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘premature’, referring to death): from Latin immaturus ‘untimely, unripe’, from in- ‘not’ + maturus ‘ripe’ (see mature)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪməˈtjʊə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˌɪməˈtjɔː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
not fully developed
Short Definition:not fully developed
Examples:- many of the fish caught are immature
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