n. 1. a. A theological or philosophical issue presented for formal argument or disputation. b. Formal disputation of such an issue. 2. Music A usually humorous medley. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin quodlibetum, from Latin quod libet, anything at all : quod, what; see kwo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + libet, it pleases, third person sing. present tense of libēre, to be pleasing; see leubh- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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