Etymology

currente calamo

Today it means: Without deliberation or hesitation: extempore, off-the-cuff. Full definition →

New Latin currente calamō
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromcurrente calamō“with the pen running on”
  2. English todaycurrente calamo

From New Latin currente calamō (“with the pen running on”).

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