Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Music At the discretion of the performer. Used chiefly as a direction giving license to alter or omit a part.
- adjective Of or relating to a diet in which the amount of food is not restricted.
- adverb Music At the discretion of the performer.
- adverb Without restriction; freely.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun At pleasure; to the extent of one's wishes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- At one's pleasure; as one wishes.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb without advance preparation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Latin ad, according to + libitum, past participle of libēre, to please.]
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artoparts commented on the word ad libitum
Rx- use as much as one desires; freely.
February 18, 2009
skor_p_o commented on the word ad libitum
ad libitum |ad ˈlibitəm|
adverb & adjective
more formal term for ad lib (sense 2).
ORIGIN early 17th cent.: Latin, literally ‘according to pleasure.’
August 20, 2009
jmjarmstrong commented on the word ad libitum
JM utters, on the spur of the moment, another ad libitum that is not only not written nor rehearsed but will replace some forgotten lines that he can't remember.
June 27, 2010