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Look up: ad-lib

  1. Ad Lib
    A departure from the script in order to cover an unexpected situation or hide a lapse of memory.
    Found on http://www.dramatic.com.au/glossary/glos

  2. ad lib
    [adv] - without advance preparation
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Ad lib
    Ad lib: Abbreviation for the Latin 'ad libitum' meaning 'at pleasure' and 'at one's pleasure, as much as one desires, to the full extent of one's wishes.' Sometimes seen on a prescription or doctor's order. For example, during an overnight fast when the patient is not to eat any food but can have water, the doctor's order might read: 'Water ad lib' ...
    Found on http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.

  4. ad lib
    <abbreviation> L. Ad libitum, freely, as desired. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. ad lib
    ad libitum adverb without advance preparation; `he spoke ad lib`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. ad-lib
    [adj] - said or done without having been planned or written in advance 2. [adj] - with little or no preparation or forethought 3. [n] - remark made spontaneously without prior preparation
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  7. Ad-Lib
    To improvise lines or speeches that are not part of the script.
    Found on http://www.queens-theatre.co.uk/technica

  8. ad-lib
    extemporaneous adjective with little or no preparation or forethought; `his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment`; `an extemporaneous piano recital`; `an extemporary lecture`; `an extempore skit`; `an impromptu speech`; `offhand excuses`; `trying to sound offhanded and reassuring`; `an off-the-cuff toast`; `a few unrehearsed comments`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. ad-lib
    spontaneous adjective said or done without having been planned or written in advance; `he made a few ad-lib remarks`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. ad-lib
    noun remark made spontaneously without prior preparation; `his ad-libs got him in trouble with the politicians`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  11. Ad-lib
    When an actor invents lines during a play. An actor might ad-lib when he or she forgets lines in the script or as a reaction to an onstage mishap.
    Found on http://www.costumesupercenter.com/theate

  12. AdLib
    `AdLib, Inc.` was a manufacturer of sound cards and other computer equipment based out of Quebec City, Canada. `AdLib` was also the shortened name of its main and best-known product, the `AdLib Music Synthesizer Card` (`ALMSC`). Through wide developer acceptance and sound quality, the AdLib became the first de facto standard for add-on sound cards on IBM PCs and compatibles.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdLib


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23 November 2009

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