impromptu

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin imprōmptus (not ready), from im- + prōmptus (ready, at hand).

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  • IPA: /ɪmprɒmptju/

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impromptu (not comparable)

  1. Improvised; without prior preparation; extemporaneous; unplanned.
    The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.

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impromptu (plural impromptus)

  1. (music) a short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.

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From Latin adverbial locution in promptu; in + prōmptus

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  • IPA: /ɛ̃.pʁɔ̃p.ty/

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impromptu m. (f. impromptue, m. plural impromptus, f. plural impromptues)

  1. improvised, not planned.
    une visite impromptue.

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impromptu m. (plural impromptus)

  1. improvised action
    À l'impromptu.
    Talleyrand prévoyait à l'avance ses bons mots, que la circonstance lui tirait ensuite à l'impromptu. (Sainte-Beuve, Pensées, 1868)
  2. (music) impromptu
    Quand je faisais mentalement des réserves sur Fauré, celles-ci portaient sur les Barcarolles, les Nocturnes et les Impromptus. (Du Bos, Journal, 1928)

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impromptu m. inv.

  1. (music) impromptu

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