Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

extempore

/ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: ex-tem-po-re
IPA: /ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/

20

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.

adv

Without preparation; extemporaneously.

noun

Something improvised.

verb

Synonym of extemporize.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Sheets, tablecloths, white gowns, and pocket-handkerchiefs were instantly in demand, and every one, as has been seen, entered, con amore, into the extempore entertainment of Pandemonic Revels."
"to speak extempore"

Etymology

Univerbation of Latin ex tempore. First attested before 1556.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more extempore (comparative) most extempore (superlative) ex tempore (alternative) extempores (plural) extempores (present, singular) extemporing (participle, present) extempored (participle, past) extempored (past)

Derived Forms

extemporize

Frequently Paired Words

temporalize temporarily temporize

Synonyms

extemporaneous extemporal impromptu extemporize ad-lib extemporary offhand offhanded off-the-cuff unrehearsed

Questions

How do you pronounce extempore?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈstɛm.pə.ɹi/.
What does extempore mean?: Carried out with no preparation; impromptu.
Where does extempore come from?: Univerbation of Latin ex tempore. First attested before 1556.

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