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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Late Latin
Origin: extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore; EXTEMPORE

extemporaneous

 adjective
     
ex‧tem‧po‧ra‧ne‧ous formal
spoken or done without any preparation or practice [= impromptu]:
an extemporaneous speech
—extemporaneously adverb
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