ad lib|i|tum

ad lib|i|tum
ad lib|i|tum «ad LIHB uh tuhm»,
1. Music. to any extent; without restriction. Ad libitum is used as a direction to change, omit, or expand a passage of music as much as the player wishes. Abbr: ad lib.
2. ad lib: »

He implies, indeed, that the world will multiply its future Einsteins virtually ad libitum (New Yorker).

[< Latin ad libitum at pleasure]

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  • adlibitum — ad lib·i·tum (ăd lĭbʹĭ təm) adj. Music At the discretion of the performer. Used chiefly as a direction giving license to alter or omit a part.   [Latin ad, according to + libitum, past participle of libēre, to please.] * * * …   Universalium

  • Ad libitum — Ad lib i*tum At one s pleasure; as one wishes. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • ad libitum —    (ahd LIB ih tum) [Latin] At liberty; at will …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

  • ad libitum — ad lib•i•tum [[t]æd ˈlɪb ɪ təm[/t]] adj. adv. fot (used as a musical direction) at one s pleasure; not obligatory or indispensable • Etymology: 1695–1705; < L …   From formal English to slang

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