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- (transitive and intransitive, of music) To play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score.
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Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive and intransitive, of music) To play guided by one's musical perception and intuition, rather than from a written score.
- (transitive and intransitive, idiomatic) To do by guessing, intuition, or trial and error; to react to events as they occur, often with risk of negative outcomes; to improvise.
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