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au•to•sche•di•asm
(ô′tō skē′dē az′əm),USA pronunciation n.
au′to•sche′di•ast′, n.
au′to•sche′di•as′tic, au′to•sche′di•as′ti•cal, adj.
- something that is improvised or extemporized.
- Greek autoschedíasma, derivative, with -(s)ma resultative noun, nominal suffix, of autoschediázein to extemporize, verb, verbal derivative of autoschédios hand-to-hand, offhand, improvised, equivalent. to auto- auto-1 + schédios near, casual, offhand, derivative of schedón (adverb, adverbial) near, close by, akin to échein to hold, possess
- 1835–45
au′to•sche′di•as′tic, au′to•sche′di•as′ti•cal, adj.