extempori'sation
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extemporize or extemporise (ɪkˈstɛmpəˌraɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to perform, speak, or compose (an act, speech, piece of music, etc) without planning or preparation |
| 2. | to use (a temporary solution) for an immediate need; improvise |
| extemporise or extemporise | |
| —vb | |
| extempori'zation or extemporise | |
| —n | |
| extempori'sation or extemporise | |
| —n | |
| ex'temporizer or extemporise | |
| —n | |
| ex'temporiser or extemporise | |
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Extempori'sation
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
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