Usually means: Spontaneous performance without prior scripting.
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We found 15 dictionaries that define the word improv:

General (12 matching dictionaries)
  1. improv: Merriam-Webster
  2. improv: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. improv: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. improv: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Improv, improv: Wordnik
  6. improv: Wiktionary
  7. improv: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. improv: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. improv: Dictionary.com
  10. Improv, The Improv (India), The Improv (TV series), The Improv: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. improv: TheFreeDictionary.com
  12. improv: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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  1. Improv: Encyclopedia

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  1. IMPROV: Acronym Finder

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. improv: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (improv)

▸ noun:  (informal) Improvisation.
▸ noun:  (acting) A form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience.
▸ verb:  To perform improv.

Similar:
up, rising, impro, improvising, improvision, improvisation, impromptu, edit, improval, farce, more...

Opposite:
scripted, rehearsed, planned, premeditated

Types:
short form, long form, Harold, armando, free association, montage, more...

Phrases:
The Improv, Lotus Improv, jazz improv, improv comedy troupe members, improv performer, more...

Adjectives:
involuntary, free, good, first, little, wave, much, final

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Similar:
up, rising, impro, improvising, improvision, improvisation, impromptu, edit, improval, farce, more...

Opposite:
scripted, rehearsed, planned, premeditated

Types:
short form, long form, Harold, armando, free association, montage, more...

Phrases:
The Improv, Lotus Improv, jazz improv, improv comedy troupe members, improv performer, bit of improv, more...

Adjectives:
involuntary, free, good, first, little, wave, much, final



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