extempore
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extempore
- /ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/
- /ɛk-/
Where it comes from
Univerbation of Latin ex tempore. First attested before 1556.
adjective more extempore · most extempore · ex tempore
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Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.
Similar: extemporaneous, extemporal, impromptu
adverb more extempore · most extempore · ex tempore
- Without preparation; extemporaneously. to speak extempore
noun extempores · ex tempore
- Something improvised.
verb extempores · extemporing · extempored · ex tempore
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Synonym of extemporize.
Similar: extemporize
Translations
Every language
adj carried out with no preparation; impromptu
| Français | extemporané |
|---|---|
| Italiano | improvvisato |
| Русский | импровизированный improvizirovannyj |
adv without preparation; extemporaneously
| Français | extemporanément |
|---|---|
| Русский | импровизированно improvizirovanno |
noun something improvised
| Русский | импровиза́ция improvizácija |
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