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ad lib⋅i⋅tum

  [ad lib-i-tuhm; Lat. ahd lib-i-toom]
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–adjective, adverb
1. at one's pleasure.
2. Music. not obligatory or indispensable. Abbreviation: ad lib.
Origin:
1695–1705; < L
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ad lib·i·tum   (ād lĭb'ĭ-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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Ad libitum

Ad lib"i*tum\ At one's pleasure; as one wishes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Main Entry: ad li·bi·tum
Pronunciation: (')ad-'lib-&t-&m
Function: adverb
: AD LIB ad libitum>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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