| premarital | (adjective) relating to events before a marriage | Synonyms: antenuptial, prenuptial |
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| premature | (adjective) born after a gestation period of less than the normal time | - |
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| (adjective) uncommonly early or before the expected time | Synonyms: untimely |
| (adjective) too soon or too hasty | Synonyms: previous |
| prematurely | (adverb) too soon; in a premature manner | Synonyms: untimely |
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| (adverb) (of childbirth) before the end of the normal period of gestation | - |
| prematureness | (noun) the state of being premature | Synonyms: prematurity |
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| prematurity | (noun) the state of being premature | Synonyms: prematureness |
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| premedical | (adjective) preparing for the study of medicine | - |
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| (adjective) preceding and preparing for the study of medicine | - |
| premeditate | (verb) consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand | - |
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| (verb) think or reflect beforehand or in advance | - |
| premeditated | (adjective) characterized by deliberate purpose and some degree of planning | - |
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| premeditation | (noun) planning or plotting in advance of acting | Synonyms: forethought |
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| (noun) (law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent | - |
| premenopausal | (adjective) prior to menopause | - |
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| premenstrual | (adjective) of or relating to or occurring during the time just before menstruation | - |
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| premie | (noun) an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation | Synonyms: preemie, premature baby, premature infant, preterm baby, preterm infant |
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| premier | (adjective) preceding all others in time | Synonyms: premiere |
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| (adjective) first in rank or degree | Synonyms: prime |
| (noun) the person who holds the position of head of the government in the United Kingdom | Synonyms: PM, Prime Minister |
| (noun) the person who is head of government (in several countries) | Synonyms: chancellor, prime minister |
| (verb) perform a work for the first time | Synonyms: premiere |
| (verb) be performed for the first time | Synonyms: premiere |
| premiere | (adjective) preceding all others in time | Synonyms: premier |
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| (noun) the first public performance of a play or movie | - |
| (verb) perform a work for the first time | Synonyms: premier |
| (verb) be performed for the first time | Synonyms: premier |
| premiership | (noun) the office of premier | - |
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| premise | (noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | Synonyms: assumption, premiss |
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| (verb) take something as preexisting and given | Synonyms: premiss |
| (verb) set forth beforehand, often as an explanation | - |
| (verb) furnish with a preface or introduction | Synonyms: introduce, precede, preface |
| premises | (noun) land and the buildings on it | - |
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| premiss | (noun) a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn | Synonyms: assumption, premise |
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| (verb) take something as preexisting and given | Synonyms: premise |
| premium | (adjective) having or reflecting superior quality or value; having a higher price or cost | - |
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| (noun) the amount that something in scarce supply is valued above its nominal value | - |
| (noun) payment or reward (especially from a government) for acts such as catching criminals or killing predatory animals or enlisting in the military | Synonyms: bounty |
| (noun) payment for insurance | Synonyms: insurance premium |
| (noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agio, agiotage, exchange premium |
| (noun) a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc. | - |
| premix | (noun) a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients | Synonyms: mix |
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| premolar | (noun) a tooth having two cusps or points; located between the incisors and the molars | Synonyms: bicuspid |
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| premonition | (noun) an early warning about a future event | Synonyms: forewarning |
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| (noun) a feeling of evil to come | Synonyms: boding, foreboding, presentiment |
| premonitory | (adjective) warning of future misfortune | Synonyms: precursory |
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