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improvisation.

The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously

13 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/Received-Pronunciation/ɪmˌpɹɑvəˈzeɪʃən/General-American/ˌɪm-/General-American
  1. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously

    countable · uncountable
    He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
  2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.

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