English Explanatory Dictionary

improvisation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
  2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
  3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
  4. The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead

Pronunciation

/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-improvisation.wav /ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/ /ˌɪm-/

Word forms

improvisation improvisations

Etymology

From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.

Derived words

improvisational
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