ex tempore

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Etymology[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

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

  1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu

Adverb[edit]

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

  1. without preparation; extemporaneously

Noun[edit]

ex tempore (plural ex tempores)

  1. Something improvised.
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