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improvisations

improvisations is the plural of improvisation.

Meaning of improvisation

Noun

improvisation (countable and uncountable, plural improvisations)

  1. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
    • He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.
  2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
  3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
  4. The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead
    • The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.2012 September 15, Amy Lawrence, “Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton”, in the Guardian

Questions about improvisations

What is improvisations the plural of?
Improvisations is the plural of improvisation.

Words near improvisations in the dictionary

  1. improvisational comedy
  2. improvisational theatre
  3. improvisationalist
  4. improvisationalists
  5. improvisationally
  6. improvisations
  7. improvisatize
  8. improvisatized
  9. improvisatizes
  10. improvisatizing
  11. improvisator

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