improvisation
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See also Improvisation
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Etymology [edit]
From French improvisation.
Noun [edit]
improvisation (plural improvisations)
- The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the organ.
- That which is improvised; an impromptu.
- Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
- The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
- 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, the Guardian:
- The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.
- 2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, the Guardian:
Translations [edit]
act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
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that which is improvised; an impromptu
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musical technique, characteristic of blues music
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French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
improviser + -ation
Noun [edit]
improvisation f (plural improvisations)
- improvisation (all meanings)
