ad libitum

Definition of Ad Libitum in English :

without advance preparation

Example Sentences:
'he spoke ad lib'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ad Libitum

adjective, adverb

music

(to be performed) at the performer's discretion

. Often shortened to: ad lib

Musical Direction

at (one's) pleasure; as one pleases

used to indicate that the marked section may be altered in tempo, ornamented, omitted, improvised, etc.

adj.

1. Music At the discretion of the performer. Used chiefly as a direction giving license to alter or omit a part.

2. Of or relating to a diet in which the amount of food is not restricted.

adv.

1. Music At the discretion of the performer: repeat ad libitum.

2. Without restriction; freely: mice that were fed ad libitum.