Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EX-TEM-PO-RA'NE-OUS
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EX-TEM-PO-RA'NE-OUS, a. [L. extemporaneus; ex and tempus, time.]
Composed, performed or uttered at the time the subject occurs, without previous study; unpremeditated; as, an extemporaneous address; an extemporaneous production; an extemporaneous prescription.
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