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ad libitum - 4 dictionary results

ad lib⋅i⋅tum

[ad lib-i-tuhm; Lat. ahd lib-i-toom]
–adjective, adverb
1. at one's pleasure.
2. Music. not obligatory or indispensable. Abbreviation: ad lib.

Origin:
1695–1705; < L
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.]

Ad libitum

Ad lib"i*tum\ At one's pleasure; as one wishes.

Main Entry: ad li·bi·tum
Pronunciation: (')ad-'lib-&t-&m
Function: adverb
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