ad libitum

[ad lib-i-tuhm, ahd lib-i-toom]

adjective

1. at one's pleasure.

2. Music.,  not obligatory or indispensable. ad lib.

ad libitum

/ ˈlɪbɪtʊm, -təm /

adjective

1. Often shortened to: ad lib. music (to be performed) at the performer's discretion

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad libitum¹

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1695–1705

Word History and Origins

Origin of ad libitum¹

see _ad-lib