Meaning Of The Word Ad-lib

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ad lib in American English
adverb: at one's pleasure; without restriction
noun: something improvised in speech, music, etc

ad lib. in American English
ad libitum
abbreviation

ad-lib
countable noun: An ad-lib is something which is said without having been planned or written beforehand.
verb: If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand.

ad-lib in American English
the act of ad-libbing or an ad-libbed remark
to improvise (words, gestures, etc. not in a prepared speech, script, etc.); extemporize
adjective: impromptu; extemporaneous
intransitive verb: to act, speak, etc., without preparation
transitive verb: to improvise all or part of (a speech, a piece of music, etc.)

ad-lib in British English
improvised; impromptu
adverb: without restraint; freely
verb: to improvise and deliver without preparation (a speech, musical performance, etc)

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