Meaning Of The Word Ad-lib
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Ad-lib Meaning
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What's The Definition Of Ad-lib?
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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