Definitions
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- adjective Still not born after the usual period of
gestation ; exhibitingpostmaturity .
Etymologies
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post- + mature
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Examples
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Hibernation was not considered a dereliction of duty for usually only immature or postmature 'dinis went on long-distance duty.
Damia's Children McCaffrey, Anne 1993
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In other words, if the normal (” mature”) life expectancy is 80, someone who dies at 75 is 5 years premature, whereas someone who dies at 85 is postmature.
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