Extemporisation

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of extemporization. UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "After the collision between a suburban electric and a 4-6-2 outside Waterloo at the peak evening period on April 11, a swift extemporisation of many Western Section services was necessary."

  2. 2
    a performance given extempore without planning or preparation wordnet

Synonyms

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extemporizationextemporizationimprovisation

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"After the collision between a suburban electric and a 4-6-2 outside Waterloo at the peak evening period on April 11, a swift extemporisation of many Western Section services was necessary."

Etymology

From extemporise + -ation.

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