quodlibet
[ kwod-luh-bet ]
/ ˈkwɒd ləˌbɛt /
noun
a 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 quodlibet
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin
quodlibetum; compare Latin
quod libet what pleases, as you please
OTHER WORDS FROM quodlibet
quod·li·bet·ic, quod·li·bet·i·cal, adjective quod·li·bet·i·cl·ly, adverbWords nearby quodlibet
quoad hoc,
quod,
quod erat demonstrandum,
quod erat faciendum,
quod vide,
quodlibet,
quoin,
quoin post,
quoit,
quoits,
quokka
British Dictionary definitions for quodlibetical
quodlibet
/ (ˈkwɒdlɪˌbɛt) /
noun
a 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 quodlibet
quodlibetical, adjective quodlibetically, adverbWord Origin for quodlibet
C14: from Latin, from
quod what +
libet pleases, that is, whatever you like