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quodlibet

N ข้อ โต้เถียง อย่าง มีนัย  kor-to-tiang-yang-me-nai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

QUODLIBET

n.[L. what you please. ] A nice point; a subtilty.

 

QUODLIBETARIAN

n.One who talks and disputes on any subject at pleasure.

 

QUODLIBETICAL

a.Not restrained to a particular subject; moved or discussed at pleasure for curiosity or entertainment.

 

QUODLIBETICALLY

adv. At pleasure; for curiosity; so as to be debated for entertainment.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

QUODLIBET

Quod "li *bet, n. Etym: [L., what you please. ]

 

1. A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable point. These are your quodlibets, but no learning. P. Fletcher.

 

2. (Mus. )

 

Defn: A medley improvised by several performers.

 

QUODLIBETARIAN

QUODLIBETARIAN Quod "lib *e *ta "ri *an, n.

 

Defn: One who discusses any subject at pleasure.

 

QUODLIBETICAL

QUODLIBETICAL Quod "li *bet "ic *al, a.

 

Defn: Not restricted to a particular subject; discussed for curiosity or entertainment. -- Quod `li *bet "ic *al *ly, adv.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

quodlibet

quod li bet |ˈkwädləˌbet ˈkwɑdləbɛt | noun 1 archaic a topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion. 2 literary a lighthearted medley of well-known tunes. DERIVATIVES quod li be tar i an |ˌkwädləbiˈte (ə )rēən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, from quod what + libet it pleases.

 

Oxford Dictionary

quodlibet

quodlibet |ˈkwɒdlɪbɛt | noun 1 archaic a topic for or exercise in philosophical or theological discussion. 2 literary a light-hearted medley of well-known tunes. DERIVATIVES quodlibetarian |-bɪˈtɛːrɪən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin, from quod what + libet it pleases .

 

Duden Dictionary

Quodlibet

Quod li bet Substantiv, Neutrum Musik , das |Qu o dlibet …ɛt |lateinisch quod libet = was beliebt scherzhafte mehrstimmige [Vokal ]komposition, in der verschiedenartigste vorgegebene Melodien [teile ] humoristisch kombiniert sind und gleichzeitig oder aneinandergereiht vorgetragen werden