English Explanatory Dictionary

quodlibet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
  2. A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
  3. A card game that combines several different contracts.
  4. A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.

Word forms

quodlibet quodlibets

Etymology

From Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”).

Related words

quidlibet quodlibetarian quodlibetic quodlibetical quodlibetically quodlibetificate quodlibeting quodlibetist
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