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View synonyms for autoschediasm

autoschediasm

[ aw-toh-skee-dee-az-uhm ]

noun

  1. something that is improvised or extemporized.


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  • auto·schedi·ast noun
  • auto·schedi·astic auto·schedi·asti·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of autoschediasm1

First recorded in 1835–45; from Greek autoschedíasma, derivative, with -(s)ma noun suffix, of autoschediázein “to extemporize,” verbal derivative of autoschédios “hand-to-hand, offhand, improvised,” equivalent to auto- auto- 1 + schédios “near, casual, offhand,” derivative of schedón (adverb) “near, close by,” akin to échein “to hold, possess”

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