extempore

See also: ex tempore

English

Alternative forms

• ex tempore

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛkˈstɛmpəɹi/, /ɪkˈstɛmpəɹi/

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Adjective

extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)

1. Carried out with no preparation.

   Synonyms: extemporaneous, extemporal, impromptu

• 1833 January, “Pandemonic Revels”, in The Royal Lady’s Magazine, and Archives of the Court of St. James’s, number XXV, London, page 15:

  Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels.

Translations

carried out with no preparation; impromptu

• Dutch: onvoorbereid (nl), geïmproviseerd (nl)
• French: extemporané (fr)
• Italian: improvvisato (it)
• Māori: tene, mahia noa iho
• Polish: improwizowany, impromptu (pl)
• Russian: импровизированный (ru) (improvizirovannyj)

Adverb

extempore (comparative more extempore, superlative most extempore)

1. Without preparation; extemporaneously.

Derived terms

• extemporize

Related terms

• temporalize
• temporarily
• temporize

Translations

without preparation; extemporaneously

• Dutch: à l'improviste (nl), voor de vuist weg, onvoorbereid (nl)
• French: extemporanément (fr)
• Polish: impromptu (pl)
• Russian: импровизированно (ru) (improvizirovanno)

Noun

extempore (plural extempores)

1. Something improvised.

Translations

Something improvised

• Dutch: improvisatie (nl) f
• Polish: improwizacja (pl) f
• Russian: импровиза́ция (ru) f (improvizácija)

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• Armenian: հանպատրաստից (hy) (hanpatrasticʻ)
• Icelandic: undirbúningslaust