quodlibet noun. ['kwɒdlɪbɛt] LME.
[medieval Latin quodlibet(um) from Latin quodlibet, from quod what + libet it pleases.]
1. Hist. A question proposed as an exercise in philosophical or theological debate; a scholastic debate, thesis, or exercise. LME.

2. Music. A light-hearted combination of several tunes; a medley. E19.

■ quodlibetal adjective (rare) = quodlibetical M19.

■ quodlibe'tarian noun (Hist.) a person who discusses quodlibets E18.

■ quodli'betic adjective (rare) = quodlibetical M17.

■ quodli'betical adjective (Hist.) of the nature of or concerned with a quodlibet or quodlibets L16.

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