ad libitum

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

/ æd ˈlɪb ɪ təm; Latin ɑd ˈlɪb ɪˌtʊm /

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adjective, adverb

at one's pleasure.

Music. not obligatory or indispensable. Abbreviation: ad lib.

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Origin of ad libitum

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1695–1705

Words nearby ad libitum

Adlai, adland, Adler, Adlerian, ad lib, ad libitum, ad litem, ad litteram, ad loc., adm., Admah

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Example sentences from the Web for ad libitum

A lot of the culture around movies in the sci-fi/fantasy genre is about deconstructing them ad nauseam.
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Yes, publicizing tragedy gets clicks, gets ad revenue, gets notoriety, and can be done for all the wrong reasons.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism|Arthur Chu|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
When it came to Android, however, it was ad-supported but free.
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Late former governors of NY, TX starred in a 1994 snack chip ad.
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But an ad-supported version of Desert Golfing was impossible.
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"I supposed you 'adn't, as 'e ain't 'ere, with yer ma," replied the young person.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Postrem quid nobis effectum hactenus, seu potis quid attentatum sit ad diuinam gloriam.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Cert ante hoc tempus vix vnquam Gallis vacatum fuit conuertdis incolarum ad Christum animis.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
I don't blame him for killin' the cuss, not a bit; I'd have shot any man livin' that 'ad taken a good horse o' mine up that trail.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
In hoc Isthmo portus regalis est, vbi nunc degimus, ad gradum latitudinis quadragesimum quartum cum besse.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various

British Dictionary definitions for ad libitum

ad libitum

/ (ˈlɪbɪtʊm, -təm) /

adjective, adverb

music (to be performed) at the performer's discretionOften shortened to: ad lib

Word Origin for ad libitum

see ad-lib

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