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impromptu

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) impromptu (noun)
  2. 2) impromptu (adjective)

1im·promp·tu

noun \im-ˈpräm(p)-(ˌ)tü, -(ˌ)tyü\

Definition of IMPROMPTU

1
: something that is impromptu
2
: a musical composition suggesting improvisation

Examples of IMPROMPTU

  1. <although five different lines had been written, the best choice turned out to be an impromptu from the tired actor himself>

Origin of IMPROMPTU

French, from impromptu extemporaneously, from Latin in promptu in readiness
First Known Use: 1683

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