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extemporaneity
ex·tem·po·ra·ne·ous E0294400 (ĭk-stĕm′pə-rā′nē-əs)adj.1. Carried out or performed with little or no preparation; impromptu: an extemporaneous piano recital.2. Prepared in advance but delivered without notes or text: an extemporaneous speech.3. Skilled at or given to unrehearsed speech or performance: an accomplished extemporaneous speaker.4. Provided, made, or adapted as an expedient; makeshift: an extemporaneous policy decision. [From Late Latin extemporāneus, from Latin ex tempore; see extempore.] ex·tem′po·ra·ne′i·ty (-pər-ə-nē′ĭ-tē) n.ex·tem′po·ra′ne·ous·ly adv.ex·tem′po·ra′ne·ous·ness n.extemporaneity (ɪksˌtɛmpərəˈneɪɪtɪ) nthe quality of being extemporaneousEncyclopediaSeeextemporaneous |