improvisation

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Scrabble points
20
Words With Friends
24
Letters
13
Pronunciation
/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/ · /ˌɪm-/

Definition of improvisation

4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
    “He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
    “He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.”
  2. (countable, uncountable)That which is improvised; an impromptu.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
  4. (countable, uncountable)The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
    “The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.”

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Etymology

From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.

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8-letter words

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7-letter words

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6-letter words

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