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Dictionary: ad lib   (ăd lĭb') pronunciation
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adv.
In an unrestrained manner; spontaneously.

[Short for AD LIBITUM.]


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(ad LIB)

noun
Improvised speech or music.

verb tr.
To perform music, speech, etc. spontaneously.

verb intr.
To improvise.

adjective
Improvised, impromptu.

Etymology
From Latin ad libitum (at pleasure)

Usage
"From delivery of scripted material to covering slip-ups to ad-libbing, Aznil is probably one of the few in the business who has a sixth sense, comedy wise." — Awards: Wide-skrin Disasters at Anugerah; Malay Mail (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia); Aug 28, 2003.

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The adverb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: without advance preparation
  Synonyms: ad libitum, spontaneously, impromptu

Wikipedia: Ad Lib (typeface)
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Ad Lib
Ad Lib font.svg
Category Display
Designer(s) Freeman Craw
Foundry ATF
Date released 1961
Ad Lib sample text
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Ad Lib is a decorative typeface that was designed in 1961 by Freeman Craw. It was extremely popular from the early- to mid-1960s, and is often used today to evoke that era. It was used in the Pink Panther titles.

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