2. Noun. a form of live entertainment characterized by improvisation and interaction with the audience ¹
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Definition of Improv
1. improvisation [n -S] - See also: improvisation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Improv
Literary usage of Improv
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1883)
"At the Entrance is 18 Feet wide, & is shut up & improv'd by David Wood, ...
Shut up & improv'd by Pierce, 53 Rods, the Remainder of said Range is open till ..."
2. Transactions of the Alabama Historical Society by Alabama Historical Society (1899)
"Rich lands & another improv'. or plantation on the right—Valuable lands on both
sides ... 40 ch to a beautiful bluff of rich valuable land & improv'. on the ..."
3. The Miscellaneous Works of the Right Honourable Sir James Mackintosh by Sir James Mackintosh (1846)
"a German poetry, and Wieland improv The At length Klopstock, an imitator of Mi'
er- has somewhat suffered in ..."
4. The Public Records of the Colony of Connecticut [1636-1776] by Connecticut, Connecticut General Assembly, James Hammond Trumbull, Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Council of Safety (Conn.). (1876)
"Iron ore hath been found in sundry places, and improv'd to good advantage. 10.
The number of our inhabitants, of both sexes and all ages, are computed to be ..."
5. Charlestown Land Records, 1638-1802 by Charlestown (Boston, Mass.) (1883)
"At the Entrance is 18 Feet wide, & is shut up & improv'd by David Wood, ...
Shut up & improv'd by Pierce, 53 Rods, the Remainder of said Range is open till ..."
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