7 December 2017
extempore
[ik-stem-puh-ree]
adverb
1. on the spur of the moment; without premeditation or preparation; offhand:
Questions were asked extempore from the floor.
2. without notes:
to speak extempore.
3. (of musical performance) by improvisation.
adjective
4. extemporaneous; impromptu.
Origin of extempore
1545-1555; Latin: literally, out of the time, at the moment, equivalent to ex out of (see ex-1) + tempore the time (ablative singular of tempus)
Related forms
nonextempore, adverb, adjective
Synonyms
4. See extemporaneous.
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Examples from the Web for extempore
Historical Examples
In his discourses he was neither an extempore preacher, nor did he read.
A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion
William Dobein James
It was that night Tony’s extempore prayer was echoed so earnestly by his aunt.
Jan and Her Job
L. Allen Harker
All works of art should not be detached, but extempore performances.
Essays, First Series
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Carpenters were at work converting the library into an extempore theatre.
Frank Fairlegh
Frank E. Smedley
And now Pastor Tappau began his prayer, extempore, as was the custom.
Curious, if True
Elizabeth Gaskell
The smoked, extempore fireplace where a party cooked their fish.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866
Various
It is not a natural gift, an extempore thing like authorship and song.
Dwellers in Arcady
Albert Bigelow Paine
The prayer was extempore, and roused the girls to amazed attention.
Betty Vivian
L. T. Meade
In a few moments the doors opened and revealed an extempore stage.
The Art of Amusing
Frank Bellew
Being strollers in the streets, we delight in this extempore illumination.
Saunterings in and about London
Max Schlesinger
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Today’s quote
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
– Marcus Aurelius
On this day
7 December 43BC – death of Marcus Tullius Cicero (sometimes Anglicised as Tully), Roman statesman, politician, philosopher, orator. Tully’s influence on Latin and other European languages was immense and still felt up to the 19th century. The history of prose in Latin and other languages was said to be either a reaction against, or a return to, his style. Born 3 January 106BC .
7 December 1941 – bombing of Pearl Harbor by Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The bombing was a major tactical victory for Japan and led to the United States entering World War II. The USA suffered 2403 deaths, including 68 civilians, and 1178 wounded. Japan lost 64 lives.
7 December 1941 – At the same time as Pearl Harbour, Japan attacked British and Australian forces in Malaysia and Singapore, British forces in Hong Kong and US forces in the Philippines. British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill declared war on Japan as a result. Singapore fell to Japan on 15 February 1942. US General Douglas MacArthur escaped the Philippines in March 1942 as the country fell to Japan. He relocated his headquarters to Brisbane, Australia, and became the Supreme Commander of Allied forces in the Pacific, with forces from the United States, Australia, Netherlands, Britain and other countries coming under his command.
7 December 1987 – USSR President Mikael Gorbachev arrives in the USA for an arms control summit with US President Ronald Reagan. The summit resulted in the Intermediate Nuclear Force Treaty (INF) which called for elimination of all cruise and ballistic missiles and launchers in Europe that had a range of 320 to 3,400 miles. This was one of the most significant arms treaties of the Cold War.
7 December 1988 – An earthquake registering 7.2 on the richter scale, completely destroys the Armenian city of Spitak, in the Soviet Union, killing 50,000.
7 December 2001 – the Taliban regime surrenders 61 days after commencement of US-led war in Afghanistan.