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extemporaneous definition

ex·tem·po·ra·neous (eks′tem′ pə rā′nē əs, ik stem′-)

adjective

  1. made, done, or spoken without any preparation; unpremeditated; offhand an extemporaneous speech
  2. spoken with some preparation but not written out or memorized
  3. speaking or adept at speaking without preparation
  4. made for the occasion; improvised

Etymology: LL extemporaneus: see extempore

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