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improviso — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • impromptu adj Done without any preparation or planning; spontaneous.
  • improvisation noun The act of creating or performing something spontaneously, without preparation.
  • makeshift adj Put together quickly as a temporary, improvised solution.
  • offhand adj Said or done without preparation or careful thought.

Senses

improviso is used for these senses in English:

  • impromptu (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.
  • improvisation That which is improvised; an impromptu.
  • makeshift A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
  • offhand Without planning or thinking ahead.

improvisation — full definition

  1. noun The act of creating or performing something spontaneously, without preparation.
  2. noun Something created on the spot, such as a piece of music, speech, or solution to a problem.

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