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extempore

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ex⋅tem⋅po⋅re

  [ik-stem-puh-ree]
Use extempore in a Sentence
–adverb
1. on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand: Questions were asked extempore from the floor.
2. without notes: to speak extempore.
3. (of musical performance) by improvisation.
–adjective
4. extemporaneous; impromptu.
Origin:
1545–55; < L: lit., out of the time, at the moment, equiv. to ex out of (see ex- 1 ) + tempore the time (abl. sing. of tempus)

Synonyms:
4. See extemporaneous.
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ex·tem·po·re   (ĭk-stěm'pə-rē)   
adj.  Spoken, carried out, or composed with little or no preparation or forethought. See Synonyms at extemporaneous.
adv.  In an extemporaneous manner.

[Latin ex tempore : ex, of; see ex- + tempore, ablative of tempus, time.]
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