AD LIBITUM


Meaning of AD LIBITUM in English

I. (ˌ)ad-ˈli-bə-təm adverb

Etymology: New Latin, in accordance with desire

Date: 1610

: ad lib

rats fed ad libitum

II. adjective

Date: circa 1801

: omissible according to a performer's wishes — used as a direction in music; compare obbligato

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.