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ad-lib
[ad-lib, ad-] 
verb, -libbed, -lib⋅bing, adjective –verb (used with object)
| 1. | to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.): to ad-lib one's lines. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to act, speak, etc., without preparation: Throughout the play he had to ad-lib constantly. |
–adjective
| 3. | impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks to hecklers. |
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| ad-lib (ād'lĭb') v. ad-libbed, ad-lib·bing, ad-libs v. tr. To improvise and deliver extemporaneously. v. intr. To engage in improvisation, as during delivery of a speech. n. (ād'lĭb') Words, music, or actions uttered, performed, or carried out extemporaneously. adj. Uttered, performed, or carried out spontaneously. See Synonyms at extemporaneous. ad-lib'ber n. |
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Main Entry: ad–lib
Pronunciation: (')ad-'lib
Function: adjective
: made or done spontaneously : not controlled by a schedule<ad–lib feeding of animals>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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