ad libitum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ad libitum. === Adverb === ad libitum (not comparable) As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction. === Adjective === ad libitum (not comparable) As much as desired, to one's fill, without restriction. an ad libitum diet == Dutch == === Alternative forms === ad lib. (abbreviation) === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ad libitum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑt ˈli.bi.tʏm/ === Adverb === ad libitum ad libitum, at one's pleasure, impromptu == Indonesian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from New Latin ad libitum. === Adjective === ad libitum (not comparable) ad libitum (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo (agriculture, sciences) without restriction. === Further reading === “ad libitum”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈad ˈlɪ.bɪ.tũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈad ˈliː.bi.tum] === Adverb === ad libitum (not comparable) (music) at one's pleasure, allowing freedom to improvise, allowing variation from the printed notes or tempo. Without advanced preparation; spontaneously; impromptu; ad lib. Without restriction. == Spanish == === Alternative forms === ad líbitum === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad libitum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌad ˈlibitum/ [ˌað̞ ˈli.β̞i.t̪ũm] Syllabification: ad li‧bi‧tum === Adverb === ad libitum ad lib, ad libitum ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === “ad libitum”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025