quod|li|bet

quod|li|bet
quod|li|bet «KWOD lih beht», noun.
1. Music. a) a fanciful harmonic combination of two or more melodies: »

Singing several popular songs together creates a quodlibet (Grant Fletcher).

b) = medley. (Cf.medley)
2. a scholastic argumentation upon a subject chosen at will, but almost always theological.
[< Latin quodlibet < quod what + libet it pleases (one)]

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  • quod´li|bet´i|cal|ly — quod|li|bet|i|cal «KWOD lih BEHT uh kuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or like a quodlibet or quodlibets: »I must say that my question was disputatious as well as quodlibetical (Harper s). –quod´li|bet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • quod|li|bet|i|cal — «KWOD lih BEHT uh kuhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or like a quodlibet or quodlibets: »I must say that my question was disputatious as well as quodlibetical (Harper s). –quod´li|bet´i|cal|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • bet — ab·bet·din; al·pha·bet·ic; al·pha·bet·i·cal·ly; al·pha·bet·i·co classed; al·pha·bet·ics; al·pha·bet·i·form; al·pha·bet·ism; al·pha·bet·ist; al·pha·bet·i·za·tion; al·pha·bet·ize; an·al·pha·bet; an·al·pha·bet·ism; bar·bet; bet·a·fite; bet·o·ny;… …   English syllables

  • quod — pas·sa·ma·quod·dy; quod; quod·dy; quod·li·bet; quod·li·bet·ic; quod·li·bet·i·cal; quod·li·bet·i·cal·ly; …   English syllables

  • quodlibet — quod·li·bet …   English syllables

  • quodlibetic — quod·li·bet·ic …   English syllables

  • quodlibet — quod•li•bet [[t]ˈkwɒd ləˌbɛt[/t]] n. 1) a subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usu. on a theological or scholastic subject 2) mad a fanciful arrangement of usu. familiar tunes in polyphonic relationship • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME < …   From formal English to slang

  • Quodlibet — Quod|li|bet das; s, s <aus lat. quod libet »was beliebt«>: 1. humoristische musikalische Form, in der verschiedene Lieder unter Beachtung kontrapunktischer Regeln gleichzeitig od. [in Teilen] aneinander gereiht gesungen werden. 2. ein… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • quòdlibet — quòd|li|bet Mot Esdrúixol Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • quodlibet — quòd·li·bet s.m.inv., lat. 1. TS stor. nel Medioevo, questione discussa pubblicamente nelle università intorno ad argomenti proposti dagli ascoltatori 2. TS mus. composizione a carattere scherzoso in uso dal XII al XVIII sec., consistente nella… …   Dizionario italiano

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