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ad libitum

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See also: ad líbitum

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.

Adverb

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ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.

Adjective

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ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
    an ad libitum diet

Dutch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ad libitum

  1. ad libitum, at one's pleasure, impromptu

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from New Latin ad libitum.

Adjective

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ad libitum (comparative lebih ad libitum, superlative paling ad libitum)

  1. ad libitum
    1. (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo
    2. (agriculture, sciences) without restriction.

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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ad libitum (not comparable)

  1. (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo.
  2. Without advanced preparation; spontaneously; impromptu; ad lib.
  3. Without restriction.

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad libitum.

Adverb

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ad libitum

  1. ad lib, ad libitum

Usage notes

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According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Further reading

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