Definition

The act of speaking or performing without preparation or planning, often in a spontaneous manner.

Example

His extemporisation during the debate impressed everyone in the audience.

Conversation

Did you see that speech competition last night?

Yeah, it was impressive how some participants managed to extemporisation their thoughts so well.

I know! It takes a lot of skill to speak without notes.

Absolutely, I could never pull off such extemporisation!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Extemporisation → It is formed from "ex-" (meaning out of) and "temporarius" (from Latin, meaning temporary or of time). The word refers to the act of speaking or performing without preparation, as if one is drawing from the moment or the time at hand.

Memory Tip

Think of 'drawing out' ('ex-') from the 'moment' ('temporarius') — that's why extemporisation means to perform or speak spontaneously.

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