extemporizationn.
/ɛkˌstɛmpərʌɪˈzeɪʃən/ The action of speaking, or of composing and executing music, extempore; improvisation; an extempore performance.
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the mind > language > speech > [noun] > unrehearsed or improvised speaking
extemporizing1644
extemporalness1656
extemporariness1671
extemporaneousness1764
extemporization1860
ad-libbing1918
society > leisure > the arts > music > performing music > [noun] > improvising
extempore1610
extemporizing1644
improvisation1777
improvising1798
extemporization1860
get-off1932
noodling1937
1860 J. E. Worcester Dict. Eng. Lang. (citing Athenæum).
1865 Pall Mall Gaz. 19 June 4 For three-quarters of an hour last Sunday, I was obliged to listen to Mr. Y.'s extemporization.
1878 O. W. Holmes John Lothrop Motley: Mem. xxi. 170 A conversation between two persons must necessarily imply a certain amount of extemporization on the part of both.
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