improvisation
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improvisation (ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the act or an instance of improvising |
| 2. | a product of improvising; something improvised |
| improvisational | |
| —adj | |
| improvisatory | |
| —adj | |
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Improvisation
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| 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. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
improvisation
1786, "act of improvising musically," from Fr. improvisation, from improviser "compose or say extemporaneously," from It. improvvisare, from improvviso "unforeseen, unprepared," from L. improvisus, from in- "not" + provisus "foreseen," also "provided," pp. of providere "foresee, provide" (see
provide).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And his years onstage, a lifetime of improvisation, mean his stump speech keeps getting better.
His life is a sprung rhythm of desperate improvisation.
It's certainly true that he encouraged improvisation on set, and had a genius for seizing on fortuitous accidents.
As a result, she said, she learned about improvisation early.
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