ad libitum
See also: ad líbitum
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.
Adverb
[edit]ad libitum (not comparable)
- As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
Adjective
[edit]ad libitum (not comparable)
- As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction.
- an ad libitum diet
Dutch
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin ad libitum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- ad libitum, at one's pleasure, impromptu
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from New Latin ad libitum.
Adjective
[edit]- ad libitum
- (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo.
- (agriculture, sciences) without restriction.
Further reading
[edit]- “ad libitum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Latin
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Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈad ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈäd̪ ˈlʲɪbɪt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈad ˈli.bi.tum/, [ˈäd̪ ˈliːbit̪um]
Adverb
[edit]ad libitum (not comparable)
- (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo.
- Without advanced preparation; spontaneously; impromptu; ad lib.
- Without restriction.
Spanish
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad libitum.
Adverb
[edit]ad libitum
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]- “ad libitum”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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