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extempore

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \ik-ˈstem-pə-(ˌ)rē\
    • /ek.ˈstem.pə.ri/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \ik-ˈstem-pə-(ˌ)rē\

Definitions of extempore word

  • noun extempore Spoken or done without preparation. 1
  • adverb extempore spontaneously, impromptu 1
  • adjective extempore spontaneous, impromptu 1
  • adverb extempore without planning or preparation; impromptu 0
  • adverb extempore without preparation; offhand 0

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Parts of speech for Extempore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

extempore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for extempore

adjective extempore

  • extemporaneous — Spoken or done without preparation.
  • ad-lib — If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.
  • off-the-cuff — with little or no preparation; extemporaneous; impromptu: a speaker with a good off-the-cuff delivery.
  • impromptu — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
  • unrehearsed — to practice (a musical composition, a play, a speech, etc.) in private prior to a public presentation.

adverb extempore

  • off the top of one's head — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

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