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View synonyms for ad libitum

ad libitum

[ ad lib-i-tuhm; Latin ahd lib-i-toom ]

adjective

  1. at one's pleasure.
  2. Music. not obligatory or indispensable. : ad lib.

ad libitum

/ ˈlɪbɪtʊm; -təm /

adjective

  1. music (to be performed) at the performer's discretion Often shortened toad lib
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ad libitum1

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1695–1705
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ad libitum1

see ad-lib

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