extemporania

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A form of extemporanea — That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounextemporania (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative spelling of extemporanea.

    And in all of this medley of extemporania, Nixon could count on the faithful support of the minority leader of the House, Mr. Gerald Ford.

    1984, Sidney Zion, Read All about It, Berkley Publishing Group, →ISBN
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    But while matters touching on "patriotism" or judgment on grave issues still evoke earthy exchanges in Congress (read the record of the ABM discussions), not since the Douglas- Kerr debates of the last decade has there been such robust extemporania.

    1969, LIFE, page 32

    Within this introduction, I shall be using two somewhat obscure pieces of literary extemporania. I would like you to read each of the following two works, taking on one at a time.

    2004, Patriot Hall, Prof. Diogenes Vindex, So it Was Written, →ISBN, page 172

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