quodlibet
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”).
Noun
editquodlibet (plural quodlibets)
- (music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
- (art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
- (card games) A card game that combines several different contracts.
- (philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.
Related terms
edit- quidlibet
- quodlibetarian
- quodlibetic
- quodlibetical
- quodlibetically
- quodlibetificate
- quodlibeting
- quodlibetist
Further reading
edit
Quodlibet (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Italian
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin quodlibet, from Latin quod libet (literally “that which is pleasing”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editquodlibet m (invariable)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- quodlibet in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
editPronoun
editquodlibet
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *lewbʰ- (love)
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