Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extemporanea

/ɛksˌtɛm.pɜːˈɹeɪn.i.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tem-po-ranea
IPA: /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜːˈɹeɪn.i.ə/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, / A medley of extemporanea;"
"The things I write are only light extemporanea. I won't put politics on paper... it's a mania! So I refuse to use the pen in Pennsylvania!"
"I have often confused quantity for quality in my writing, preferring to write light extemporanea, or to gloat over or gush on about every new treaty, or international law case, or incident."

Etymology

From Latin extemporānea, neuter plural of extemporāneus (“extemporaneous”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: extemporanea

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜːˈɹeɪn.i.ə/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

extemporania (alternative)

Rhymes With

pittsylvania paramania extemporania hagiomania pistolvania laconomania dysphania

Questions

How do you pronounce extemporanea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛksˌtɛm.pɜːˈɹeɪn.i.ə/.
What does extemporanea mean?: That which is extemporaneous; something effortless but transient or superficial.
Where does extemporanea come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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