extempore

See also: ex tempore

English

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Etymology

    Univerbation of Latin ex tempore. First attested before 1556.[1][2]

    Pronunciation

    • enPR: ĭk-stĕm′pə-rē, ĕk-; IPA(key): /ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/, /ɛk-/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)
    • Hyphenation: ex‧tem‧po‧re

    Adjective

    extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)

    1. Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
      Synonyms: extemporaneous, extemporal, impromptu
      • 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15:
        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.

    Translations

    Adverb

    extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)

    1. Without preparation; extemporaneously.
      to speak extempore

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    Noun

    extempore (plural extempores)

    1. Something improvised.

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    Verb

    extempore (third-person singular simple present extempores, present participle extemporing, simple past and past participle extempored)

    1. (transitive, obsolete) Synonym of extemporize.[3]

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    References

    1. ^ “extempore, adv., adj., and n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
    2. ^ “extempore, adv. or adj.”, in Merriam-Webster Online, Springfield, Massachusetts: Merriam-Webster, Inc., 1996–present.
    3. ^ “extempore, v.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

    Further reading

    • “extempore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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