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ad libitum
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ad lib·i·tum  (d lb-tm)
adj. Music
At the discretion of the performer. Used chiefly as a direction giving license to alter or omit a part.
[Latin ad, according to + libitum, past participle of libre, to please.]
ad libitum [ˈlɪbɪtʊm -təm]
adj & adv
(Music / Classical Music) Music (to be performed) at the performer's discretion Often shortened to ad lib
[see ad-lib]
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Adv.1.ad libitum - without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib"
ad lib, impromptu, spontaneously
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ad libitum
adv (Mus) → ad libitum, in freiem Tempo


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