"impromptu" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ [UK], /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impromptu.wav
Etymology: Borrowed from French impromptu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|impromptu}} French impromptu Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} impromptu (not comparable)
  1. Improvised; without prior preparation, planning or rehearsal. Tags: not-comparable Translations (improvised): αὐτοσχέδιος (autoskhédios) (Ancient Greek), հանպատրաստից (hanpatrasticʻ) (Armenian), импровизиран (improviziran) (Bulgarian), improvisoitu (Finnish), impromptu (French), იმპროვიზებული (imṗrovizebuli) (Georgian), მოუმზადებელი (moumzadebeli) (Georgian), improvisiert (German), αυτοσχέδιος (aftoschédios) [masculine] (Greek), πρόχειρος (prócheiros) [masculine] (Greek), impromptu (Indonesian), improvvisato [masculine] (Italian), improvvisata [feminine] (Italian), tito (Maori), tene (Maori), hanga noa (Maori), spontaniczny [masculine] (Polish), improwizowany [masculine] (Polish), improvisado (Portuguese), импровизи́рованный (improvizírovannyj) (Russian), спонта́нный (spontánnyj) (Russian), непроду́манный (neprodúmannyj) (Russian), произво́льный (proizvólʹnyj) (Russian), случа́йный (slučájnyj) (Russian), improvisado (Spanish), improviserad (Swedish), doğaçsı (Turkish), doğaçlama (Turkish), hazırlıksız (Turkish)
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Noun

IPA: /ɪmˈpɹɒmptju/ [UK], /ɪmˈpɹɑmpt(j)u/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-impromptu.wav Forms: impromptus [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French impromptu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|impromptu}} French impromptu Head templates: {{en-noun}} impromptu (plural impromptus)
  1. (music) A short musical composition for an informal occasion often with the character of improvisation and usually to be played solo. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-impromptu-en-noun-o~P487Oz Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (by extension) Any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation. Tags: broadly Translations (any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation): импровизация (improvizacija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), impromptu [masculine] (French), impromptu [masculine] (Spanish) Translations (short composition): improvisaatio (Finnish), impromptu (Finnish), Impromptu [neuter] (German), αυτοσχεδιασμός (aftoschediasmós) [masculine] (Greek), improviso [masculine] (Portuguese), экспро́мт (eksprómt) [masculine] (Russian), импровиза́ция (improvizácija) [feminine] (Russian), impromptu [masculine] (Spanish), doğaç (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-impromptu-en-noun-FmqiEVSs Disambiguation of 'any composition, musical or otherwise, that is created on the spot without preparation': 12 88 Disambiguation of 'short composition': 43 57

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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "short composition",
      "word": "improvisaatio"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "short composition",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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