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impromptu

adj
/ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/UK/ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French impromptu.

  1. borrowed from impromptu

Definitions

  1. Improvised

    Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal.

    • The party began with an impromptu rendition of 'Happy Birthday'.
    • an impromptu speech

  2. Extemporaneously

    Extemporaneously; without prior preparation, planning, or rehearsal.

    • happened impromptu
    • was done impromptu

  3. A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of…

    A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo.

    • The second impromptu is a dance-like Allegretto in A flat major, with a trio in D flat major employing arpeggiated textures.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at impromptu. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at impromptu. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at impromptu

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA