"improvision" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɪm.pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ [UK] Forms: improvisions [plural]
Etymology: From im- + provision. Etymology templates: {{af|en|in-|provision|alt1=im-}} im- + provision Head templates: {{en-noun}} improvision (plural improvisions)
  1. (obsolete) the lack of provision, a failure to provide something Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-improvision-en-noun-Me2auEeH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with in-, English terms suffixed with -ion Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 76 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˌɪm.pɹəˈvɪʒ.ən/ [UK] Forms: improvisions [plural]
Etymology: From improvise + -ion. Etymology templates: {{af|en|improvise|-ion}} improvise + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun}} improvision (plural improvisions)
  1. the act of improvising, or something improvised; improvisation
    Sense id: en-improvision-en-noun-q0SQlHL7
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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