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QUODLIBET
quodlibet
(noun) an issue that is presented for formal disputation
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
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
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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