how to pronounce improvisation

/ˌɪmpɹəvɪˈzɛɪʃən/

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improvisation is pronounced in five syllables

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ɪmpɹəvɪzɛɪʃən

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video examples of improvisation pronunciation

An example use of improvisation in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… embrace of improvisation yeah good …”

meanings of improvisation

noun:

  1. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously.
  2. The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead.
  3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
  4. That which is improvised; an impromptu.

improvisation frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word improvisation occurs in english on average 1.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics improvisation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that improvisation can be often used in the following areas:

1) leisure and entertainment;

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