extemporisation

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English

Etymology

From extemporise +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

Noun

extemporisation (countable and uncountable, plural extemporisations)

  1. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of extemporization.
    • 1961 June, “Motive Power Miscellany: Southern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 380:
      After the collision between a suburban electric and a 4-6-2 outside Waterloo at the peak evening period on April 11, a swift extemporisation of many Western Section services was necessary.