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A Writer's Dictionary:

spontaneous Definition


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spontaneous
adj
    1. Unplanned and voluntary or instinctive, not provoked or invited by others.
      Thesaurus: impromptu, involuntary, offhand, natural, ad hoc, instinctive; Antonym: premeditated, deliberate, forced.
    2. Occurring naturally or by itself, not caused or influenced from outside.
    3. Said of a manner or style: natural; not affected or studied.
Etymology: 17c: from Latin sponte of one's own accord.



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