单词 | quodlibet |
释义 | quodlibet[ kwod-luh-bet ] / ˈkwɒd ləˌbɛt / nouna subtle or elaborate argument or point of debate, usually on a theological or scholastic subject. Music. a humorous composition consisting of two or more independent and harmonically complementary melodies, usually quotations of well-known tunes, played or sung together, usually to different texts, in a polyphonic arrangement. Origin of quodlibetFirst recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English, from Medieval Latin noun quodlibētum “whatever subject you like,” from Latin indefinite pronoun and adjective quod libet “what(ever) pleases, as you please” OTHER WORDS FROM quodlibetquod·li·bet·ic, quod·li·bet·i·cal, adjectivequod·li·bet·i·cl·ly, adverbWords nearby quodlibetquoad hoc, quo animo?, quod, quod erat demonstrandum, quod erat faciendum, quodlibet, quod vide, quoin, quoin post, quoit, quoits Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for quodlibetBritish Dictionary definitions for quodlibetquodlibet / (ˈkwɒdlɪˌbɛt) / nouna light piece of music based on two or more popular tunes a subtle argument, esp one prepared as an exercise on a theological topic Derived forms of quodlibetquodlibetical, adjectivequodlibetically, adverbWord Origin for quodlibetC14: from Latin, from quod what + libet pleases, that is, whatever you like Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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