pre´ma|ture´ly — pre|ma|ture «PREE muh CHUR, TUR, TYUR», adjective. 1. before the proper time; too soon. A premature baby is one born more than two weeks early or weighing less than 5½ pounds. »His arrival an hour before the party began was premature. He was… … Useful english dictionary
pre|fec|ture — «PREE fehk chuhr», noun. the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect: »The country [Morocco] is divided into 19 provinces and 5 urban prefectures (James S. Coleman). ╂[< Latin praefectūra < praefectus prefect] … Useful english dictionary
pre´ma|ture´ness — pre|ma|ture «PREE muh CHUR, TUR, TYUR», adjective. 1. before the proper time; too soon. A premature baby is one born more than two weeks early or weighing less than 5½ pounds. »His arrival an hour before the party began was premature. He was… … Useful english dictionary
pre·fec·ture — /ˈpriːˌfɛkʧɚ/ noun, pl tures [count] : any one of the areas into which some countries (such as Japan and France) are divided for local government : the area that is governed by a prefect … Useful english dictionary
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sub|pre|fec|ture — «suhb PREE fehk chuhr», noun. 1. the office or position of a subprefect. 2. a division of a prefecture … Useful english dictionary
pre — pre·abdomen; pre·acanthella; pre·adamitism; pre·adapt; pre·adaptation; pre·adaptive; pre·admission; pre·adolescence; pre·adult; pre·agonal; pre·am·bu·lar; pre·am·bu·late; pre·amp; pre·amplifier; pre·animism; pre·apprehension; pre·arrange;… … English syllables
ture — ab·bre·vi·a·ture; acu·punc·ture; ad·ju·di·ca·ture; ad·mix·ture; ad·ven·ture·some; ad·ven·ture·some·ly; af·fix·ture; ag·ri·cul·ture; al·co·hol·a·ture; an·a·cul·ture; ap·er·ture; api·cul·ture; aq·ua·cul·ture; ar·bo·ri·cul·ture; ar·ca·ture;… … English syllables
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 — Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 / Maori Land Act 1993 Parliament of New Zealand Long title/ Purpose An Act to reform the laws relating to Maori land in accordance with the principles set out in the Preamble to this Act … Wikipedia
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 / Māori Land Act 1993 — Infobox NZ Legislation short title= Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 / Maori Land Act 1993 long title= An Act to reform the laws relating to Maori land in accordance with the principles set out in the Preamble to this Act. introduced by= date passed … Wikipedia