autoschediasm
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- autoschediast noun
- autoschediastic adjective
- autoschediastical adjective
Etymology
Origin of autoschediasm
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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Autoschediasm, aw-to-sked′i-azm, n. anything extemporised.—v.t.
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