/ ekˈstempəri; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) spoken or done without any previous thought or preparation
SYN impromptu
► ex·tem·pore adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin ex tempore on the spur of the moment (literally out of the time).
/ ekˈstempəri; NAmE / adjective
( formal ) spoken or done without any previous thought or preparation
SYN impromptu
► ex·tem·pore adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin ex tempore on the spur of the moment (literally out of the time).
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005