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AD LIBITUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ad libitum mean?
• AD LIBITUM (adverb)
The adverb AD LIBITUM has 1 sense:
1. without advance preparation
Familiarity information: AD LIBITUM used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without advance preparation
Synonyms:
ad lib; ad libitum; impromptu; spontaneously
Context example:
he spoke ad lib
Context examples
Didn't they steal sips of tea, stuff gingerbread ad libitum, get a hot biscuit apiece, and as a crowning trespass, didn't they each whisk a captivating little tart into their tiny pockets, there to stick and crumble treacherously, teaching them that both human nature and a pastry are frail?
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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