ad libitum

[ad lib-i-tuhm; Lat. ahd lib-i-toom]

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; < Latin
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Ad libitum is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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ad libitum (ˈlɪbɪtʊm, -təm)
 
adj, —adv
music Often shortened to: ad lib (to be performed) at the performer's discretion
 
[see ad-lib]

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