im|pro|vi|sa|tion|al

im|pro|vi|sa|tion|al
im|pro|vi|sa|tion|al «IHM pruh vy ZAY shuh nuhl, IHM prov uh-», adjective.
of or characterized by improvisation: »

Many of the new jazz pianists bend all of their improvisational efforts toward either melody or rhythm (New Yorker).

im´pro|vi|sa´tion|al|ly, adverb.

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