EXTEMPORES

Noun

extempores

plural of extempore

Source: Wiktionary


EXTEMPORE

Ex*tem"po*re, adv. Etym: [L. ex out + tempus, temporis, time. See Temporal.]

Definition: Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to write or speak extempore. Shak.

– a.

Definition: Done or performed extempore. "Extempore dissertation." Addison. "Extempore poetry." Dryden.

– n.

Definition: Speaking or writing done extempore. [Obs.] Bp. Fell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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