ad lib
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Etymology
Abbreviation of ad libitum, borrowed from New Latin ad libitum.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib)
- At pleasure.
- At will.
- To whatever extent.
- 1951, Katherine Mansfield, Letters to John Middleton Murry, 1913-1922:
- For one thing I had a splendid supper when I got on board—a whack of cold, lean beef and pighells, bread, butter ad lib., tea, and plenty of good bread.
- Extemporaneously.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
at pleasure
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at will
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to whatever extent
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extemporaneously
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Adjective
ad lib (comparative more ad lib, superlative most ad lib)
Translations
extemporaneous
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Noun
Verb
ad lib (third-person singular simple present ad libs, present participle ad libbing, simple past and past participle ad libbed)
- To perform without script.
- To perform without preparation.
- To perform extemporaneously.
- She ad libbed the rest of the scene.
- (music, chiefly hip hop, intransitive) To perform ad libs; to improvise lyrics after the main lyrics have been recorded.
- (music, chiefly hip hop, transitive) To perform (lyrics) as ad libs.
Translations
to perform without script
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to perform without preparation
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to perform extemporaneously
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