extemporaneous

  • 11extemporaneous — See extemporaneous, impromptu …

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  • 12extemporaneous — ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous [ıkˌstempəˈreıniəs] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Late Latin; Origin: extemporaneus, from Latin ex tempore; EXTEMPORE] spoken or done without any preparation or practice = ↑impromptu ▪ an extemporaneous speech… …

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  • 13extemporaneous — ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous [ ık,stempə reıniəs ] adjective FORMAL said or done without preparing or practicing: an extemporaneous speech ╾ ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous|ly adverb ╾ ex|tem|po|ra|ne|ous|ness noun uncount …

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  • 14extemporaneous — adjective spoken or done without any preparation or practice: an extemporaneous speech extemporaneously adverb extemporaneousness noun (U) …

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  • 15extemporaneous — UK [ɪkˌstempəˈreɪnɪəs] / US adjective formal said or done without preparing or practising an extemporaneous speech Derived words: extemporaneously adverb extemporaneousness noun uncountable …

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  • 16Extemporaneous speaking — Extemporaneous Speaking, also known as Extemp, is a high school and college speech event in which students speak persuasively about current events. In Extemp, a speaker chooses a question out of three offered, then prepares for thirty minutes… …

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  • 17Extemporaneous Commentary — (or extemp com for short) is a branch off normal extemporaneous speaking, an area of competition in high school forensics. Students participating in extemporaneous commentary are given 20 minutes to prepare a five to seven minute speech (with a… …

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  • 18Extemporaneous preaching — is a style of preaching that was popular in the late 1800s among Baptist (Primitive Baptist especially), Methodist, Unitarian, and some Presbyterians preachersFact|date=April 2007. Some of the more famous preachers who employed it were Charles… …

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  • 19extemporaneous, impromptu — These words are applied to something said or done without special or advance preparation, as one might make a speech or perform some act on the spur of the moment (the meaning of extemporaneous in Latin). Extemporaneous is especially applied to… …

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  • 20extemporaneous — adjective /əkˌstɛmpɚˈeɪniəs,ɛkˌsɛm.pɜː(ɹ)ˈeɪn.i.əs/ without preparation or advanced thought; offhand Syn: extemporal, improvised See Also: extemporize, extemporaneousness …

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