extemporisation

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A form of extemporization — The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything extempore.

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Meanings

nounextemporisation (countable and uncountable, plural extemporisations)

plural extemporisations

  1. UKalternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of extemporization.

    After the collision between a suburban electric and a 4-6-2 outside Waterloo at the peak evening period on April 11, a swift extemporisation of many Western Section services was necessary.

    1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna performance given extempore without planning or preparation

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performance
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From extemporise + -ation.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with extemporisation

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Cite this entry
APA

extemporisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extemporisation

MLA

“extemporisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extemporisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extemporisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extemporisation.

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