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improvisational

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im⋅prov⋅i⋅sa⋅tion

  [im-prov-uh-zey-shuhn, im-pruh-vuh-]
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–noun
1. an act of improvising.
2. something improvised.
Origin:
1780–90; improvise + -ation

Related forms:
im⋅prov⋅i⋅sa⋅tion⋅al, adjective
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im·prov·i·sa·tion   (ĭm-prŏv'ĭ-zā'shən, ĭm'prə-vĭ-)   
n.  

  1. The act or art of improvising.

  2. Something improvised, especially a musical passage or a dramatic skit.

im·prov'i·sa'tion·al adj., im·prov'i·sa'tion·al·ly adv.
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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." Improvise first recorded 1826.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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