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impromptu Definition


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impromptu
adj
    1. Made or done without preparation or rehearsal; improvised; spontaneous.
      Thesaurus: spontaneous, improvised, ad hoc, ad-lib, off-the-cuff; extemporaneous, unrehearsed, unprepared; Antonym: planned, rehearsed.
adverb
    1. Without preparation; spontaneously.
      Thesaurus: extempore, off the top of one's head, on the spur of the moment, spontaneously, ad hoc.
noun impromptus
    1. Something that is impromptu, eg a spontaneous speech or composition.
    2. A piece of music which suggests improvisation.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin in promptu in readiness.



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