单词 | extempore |
释义 | extempore[ ik-stem-puh-ree ] / ɪkˈstɛm pə ri / SEE SYNONYMS FOR extempore ON THESAURUS.COM adverbon the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand: Questions were asked extempore from the floor. without notes: to speak extempore. (of musical performance) by improvisation. adjectiveextemporaneous; impromptu. Origin of extemporeFirst recorded in 1545–55; from Latin: literally, “out of the time, at the moment,” equivalent to ex “out of” (see ex-1) + tempore “the time” (ablative singular of tempus ) synonym study for extempore4. See extemporaneous. OTHER WORDS FROM extemporenon·ex·tem·po·re, adverb, adjectiveWords nearby extemporeextant, extd., extemporal, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, extemporize, extend, extend credit to, extended, extended care Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for extemporeBritish Dictionary definitions for extemporeextempore / (ɪkˈstɛmpərɪ) / adverb, adjectivewithout planning or preparation; impromptu Word Origin for extemporeC16: from Latin ex tempore instantaneously, from ex- 1 out of + tempus time Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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