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 (comparative lebih ad libitum, superlative paling ad libitum) 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