- the act or an instance of improvising
- a product of improvising; something improvised
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im•pro•vi•sa•to•ry
(im′prə vī′zə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, -viz′ə-),USA pronunciation adj.
im•prov′i•sa•to′ri•al•ly, adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an improvisation or improvisator.
- 1800–10; improvisator + -y1; see -ory1
im•prov•i•sa•tion
(im prov′ə zā′shən, im′prə və-),USA pronunciation n.
im•prov′i•sa′tion•al, adj.
- an act of improvising.
- Show Businesssomething improvised.
- improvise + -ation 1780–90
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improvisation /ˌɪmprəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ n
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