Meanings
alternative extemporania
- rareuncountableThat which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial.
Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, / A medley of extemporanea;
1926, Dorothy Parker, “Comment”, in Enough Rope, page 552 more examples
The things I write are only light extemporanea. I won't put politics on paper... it's a mania! So I refuse to use the pen in Pennsylvania!
1969, Sherman Edwards, Peter Stone, “But Mr. Adams”, in 1776I have often confused quantity for quality in my writing, preferring to write light extemporanea, or to gloat over or gush on about every new treaty, or international law case, or incident.
2000, David J. Bederman, “I Hate International Law Scholarship (Sort Of)”, in Chicago Journal of International Law, volume 1, number 1
Origin
- Latinextemporānea
- Englishextemporanea
From Latin extemporānea, neuter plural of extemporāneus (“extemporaneous”).
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extemporanea. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extemporanea
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