"quodlibet" meaning in English

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Noun

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. Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-J16YRclg Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  2. (art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc). Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-E1fAip4b Topics: art, arts
  3. (card games) A card game that combines several different contracts. Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-yJeYeaEm Topics: card-games, games
  4. (philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously. Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-quodlibet-en-noun-4-lc2T1P Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 12 8 69 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 12 14 11 63 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: quidlibet, quodlibetarian, quodlibetic, quodlibetical, quodlibetically, quodlibetificate, quodlibeting, quodlibetist

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