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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, adv or a. [F. impromptu, fr L. in promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility, readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See {Prompt}.] Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore; as an impromptu verse. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, n. 1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or remark. 2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a composition in the style of an extempore piece. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impromptu adj : in response to an unforeseen need "an impromptu speech"; "a spur-of-the-moment party" [syn: {spur-of-the-moment}] n 1: an extemporaneous speech or remark; "a witty impromptu must not sound premeditated" 2: a short musical passage that seems to have been made spontaneously without advance preparation adv : without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" [syn: {ad lib}, {ad libitum}, {spontaneously}]
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