"quodlibet" meaning in All languages combined

See quodlibet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: quodlibets [plural]
Etymology: From Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*lewbʰ-|id=love}}, {{uder|en|la|quod}} Latin quod Head templates: {{en-noun}} quodlibet (plural quodlibets)
  1. (music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-J16YRclg Categories (other): Music Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-E1fAip4b Categories (other): Art Topics: art, arts
  3. (card games) A card game that combines several different contracts.
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-yJeYeaEm Categories (other): Card games Topics: card-games, games
  4. (philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-4-lc2T1P Categories (other): Philosophy, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 12 66 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 15 14 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 9 16 8 48 3 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 10 9 54 2 17 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quidlibet, quodlibetarian, quodlibetic, quodlibetical, quodlibetically, quodlibetificate, quodlibeting, quodlibetist

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈkwɔ.dli.bet/
Rhymes: -ɔdlibet Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin quodlibet, from Latin quod libet (literally “that which is pleasing”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|it|ML.|quodlibet}} Unadapted borrowing from Medieval Latin quodlibet, {{der|it|la|quod libet|lit=that which is pleasing}} Latin quod libet (literally “that which is pleasing”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} quodlibet m (invariable)
  1. (philosophy) quodlibet Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-it-noun-DcU~77LN Categories (other): Philosophy Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
  2. (music) quodlibet Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-it-noun-DcU~77LN1 Categories (other): Music, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: quodlibetale

Pronoun [Latin]

Head templates: {{head|la|pronoun form}} quodlibet
  1. nominative/accusative neuter singular of quīlibet Tags: accusative, form-of, neuter, nominative, singular Form of: quīlibet
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-la-pron-zwQs~Zvf Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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