ex tempore

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Adverb 1.5 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• extempore

[edit] Etymology

From Latin ex (“‘immediately after’”) + tempore, ablative singular of tempus (“‘time", "opportunity", "occasion’”)

[edit] Adjective

ex tempore (comparative more ex tempore, superlative most ex tempore)

1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu

[edit] Adverb

ex tempore (comparative more ex tempore, superlative most ex tempore)

1. without preparation; extemporaneously

[edit] Noun

ex tempore (plural ex tempores)

1. Something improvised.