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Meaning of Improvisation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Examples

“He played a quick improvisation on the keyboard.”
“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.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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