Ad libitum is Latin for "at one's pleasure"; often shortened to 'Ad lib' (as an adjective or adverb), or 'ad-lib' (as a verb or noun). Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. In Grammar, an adjective is a word whose main syntactic role is to modify a Noun or Pronoun, giving more information about the For English usage of verbs see the wiki article English verbs. There is a less commonly used synonym, a bene placito.

Music

In music, this instruction appears in sheet music to indicate that a part can be left out, such as an unnecessary accompaniment or that a passage is to be played in free time rather than in strict tempo. Music is an Art form in which the medium is Sound organized in Time. Sheet music is a hand-written or printed form of Musical notation; like its analogs -- books pamphlets etc In Music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the Lead, in a Supporting manner Free time is a type of Musical meter free from musical time & Time signature. 2266-Tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl or TEMPO is the Chemical compound with the formula (CH23(CMe22NO This kind of freedom with the beat for expressive ends, when not explicitly indicated by the composer, is known in classical music as rubato. Tempo rubato (Italian stolen time) is a musical term for slightly speeding up or slowing down the Tempo of a piece at the discretion of the soloist The expression repeat ad libitum means that a passage may be repeated an arbitrary number of times.

More generally, the phrase ad libitum can be used to indicate an improvisation. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of

Biology

Ad libitum is also used in psychology and biology to refer to the "free-feeding" weight of an animal, as opposed, for example, to the weight after a restricted diet. Psychology (from Greek grc ψῡχή psȳkhē, "breath life soul" and grc -λογία -logia) is an Academic and Foundations of modern biology There are five unifying principles For example, "The rat's ad libitum weight was about 320 grams. " In nutritional studies, this phrase denotes providing an animal free access to feed or water thereby allowing the animal to self-regulate intake according to its biological needs. For example, "Rats were given ad libitum access to food and water. "

In biological field studies it can also mean that information or data was obtained spontaneously without a specific method.

Medical prescriptions may use the abbreviation ad lib. A prescription (℞ is a health-care program implemented by a Physician or other medical practitioner in the form of instructions that govern the plan of care for an individual to indicate "freely" or that as much as one desires should be used.

Drama

In drama, the quick-witted invention of dialogue to cover a performer's memory lapse would be described as an ad-lib. Drama is the specific mode of Fiction represented in Performance. A dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog) is a reciprocal Conversation between two or more entities. Or, a director might encourage performers to ad-lib in a particular show. A theatre director or stage director is a practitioner in the Theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production (a play, The term ad-lib usually refers to the interpolation of unscripted material in an otherwise scripted performance. When the entire performance is grounded in spontaneous creation, the process is usually called improvisation, such as in the show Whose Line Is It, Anyway?. Improvisation (also called extemporization) is the practice of acting singing talking and reacting of making and creating in the moment and in response to the stimulus of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (abbreviated to Whose Line? or WLIIA) was a short-form Improvisational comedy TV show

Live performers such as television talk-show hosts sometimes enhance their reputation for wit by the delivery of material that sounds ad-libbed but is actually scripted, and may employ ad-lib writers to prepare such material. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to

It is a common misconception that "ad lib" stands for 'adding liberally'. However, although it may hold the same meaning, the origin is not true.

See also

• List of Latin phrases
• Ad infinitum
• Ad nauseam