quodlibet
(noun) an issue that is presented for formal disputation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quodlibet (plural quodlibets)
(music) A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
(art) A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
(philosophy) A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.
Source: Wiktionary
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.)
Definition: A medley improvised by several performers.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 November 2024
(adjective) appearing as such but not necessarily so; “for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent”; “the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies”; “the ostensible truth of their theories”; “his seeming honesty”
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