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ad lib
(ăd lĭb′)adv.
In an unrestrained manner; spontaneously.
[Short for ad libitum.]
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ad lib
(æd ˈlɪb, ˈæd)n.
1. something improvised in speech, music, etc.
adv. 2. at one's pleasure; without restriction.
3. freely; as needed.
[1810–20; see ad libitum]
ad-lib
(ædˈlɪb, ˈæd-)v. -libbed, -lib•bing,
adj. v.t.
1. to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.).
v.i. 2. to act, speak, etc., without preparation.
adj. 3. impromptu; extemporaneous: ad-lib remarks.
[1915–20, Amer.]
ad-lib′ber, n.
ad lib.
ad libitum.
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ad lib
Shortened from ad libitum, a Latin phrase meaning at your pleasure, used to mean spontaneous or improvised.
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Adv. | 1. | ad lib - without advance preparation; "he spoke ad lib" |
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ad lib
[ædˈlɪb]A. ADV [perform, speak] → improvisando; [continue] → a voluntad, a discreción
B. ADJ [production, performance, speech] → improvisado
C. VT [+ music, words etc] → improvisar
D. VI [actor, speaker etc] → improvisar
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ad lib
1adv → aus dem Stegreif
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