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Meaning of "quodlibet" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD QUODLIBET

From Latin, from quod what + libet pleases, that is, whatever you like.
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PRONUNCIATION OF QUODLIBET

quodlibet  [ˈkwɒdlɪˌbɛt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF QUODLIBET

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Quodlibet is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES QUODLIBET MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Quodlibet

A quodlibet is a piece of music combining several different melodies, usually popular tunes, in counterpoint and often a light-hearted, humorous manner. There are three main types of quodlibet: ▪ A catalogue quodlibet consists of a free setting of catalogue poetry. ▪ In a successive quodlibet, one voice has short musical quotations and textual quotations while the other voices provide homophonic accompaniment. ▪ In a simultaneous quodlibet, two or more pre-existing melodies are combined. The simultaneous quodlibet may be considered a historical antecedent to the modern-day musical mashup.

Definition of quodlibet in the English dictionary

The definition of quodlibet in the dictionary is a light piece of music based on two or more popular tunes. Other definition of quodlibet is a subtle argument, esp one prepared as an exercise on a theological topic.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH QUODLIBET


abet
əˈbɛt
alphabet
ˈælfəˌbɛt
barbette
bɑːˈbɛt
bet
bɛt
beth
bɛt
drabette
dræˈbɛt
overbet
ˌəʊvəˈbɛt
Tibet
tɪˈbɛt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE QUODLIBET

quo vadis
quo vadis?
quo warranto
quoad
quod
quod erat demonstrandum
quodlibetarian
quodlibetic
quodlibetical
quodlibetically
quodlin
quohog
quoif
quoin
quoin post
quoist
quoit
quoiter
quoits
quokka

WORDS THAT END LIKE QUODLIBET

aleph-bet
analphabet
barbet
Courbet
Cyrillic alphabet
flibbertigibbet
gambet
gibbet
International Phonetic Alphabet
Latin alphabet
phonetic alphabet
rabbet
Roman alphabet
sherbet
sorbet
Tebet
thibet
you bet
zerumbet
zibet

Synonyms and antonyms of quodlibet in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «quodlibet» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF QUODLIBET

Find out the translation of quodlibet to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of quodlibet from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «quodlibet» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

quodlibet
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

quodlibet
570 millions of speakers

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quodlibet
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

quodlibet
380 millions of speakers
ar

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quodlibet
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

QuodLibet
278 millions of speakers

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quodlibet
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

quodlibet
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Translator English - French

quodlibet
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Quodlibet
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Quodlibet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

クオドリベット
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

quodlibet
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggoleki
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

quodlibet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Quodlibet
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोट्याबाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

quodlibet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

QuodLibet
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

quodlibet
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

QuodLibet
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

QuodLibet
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

QuodLibet
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

quodlibet
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

quodlibet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

quodlibet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of quodlibet

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «QUODLIBET»

The term «quodlibet» is normally little used and occupies the 126.563 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «QUODLIBET» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about quodlibet

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «QUODLIBET»

Discover the use of quodlibet in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to quodlibet and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Quodlibet
Oh yes! Chlo Joan Lpez's QUODLIBET, a finalist for the New Michigan Press/DIAGRAM 2008 Chapbook Contest, is a stellar debut indeed. Brainy, defiant, and precise, these poems explore form and light and sorrowing and sonoluminescence.
Chloë Joan López, 2009
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Quodlibet: Poems of Celebration, Challenge and Comedy
Quodlibet (kwd'l-bet'): a theological or philosophical issue presented for formal argument or disputation; usually humorous musical melody.
Lance Barrett, 2010
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Henricus de Gandavo Quolibet IV
This Quodlibet, delivered in 1279, contains thirty-seven questions, which cover a wide range of topics: including theories in theology, metaphysics, epistemology, philosophical anthropology, ethics, and canon law.
Gordon A. Wilson, Girard J. Etzkorn, 2010
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The Metaphysical Thought of Godfrey of Fontaines: A Study in ...
A word remains to be said about Quodlibet 15. Prior to 1934 only fourteen of Godfrey's Quodlibets were known. In an article published at that time, Lottin announced that a fifteenth had been discovered in a Louvain manuscript. Although he ...
John F. Wippel, 1999
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Theological Quodlibeta in the Middle Ages: The Fourteenth ...
The historical importance of Wylton lies also in the fact that his Quodlibet is the last known secular theological Quodlibet from the period covered by this book. And since no complete secular Sentences commentaries survive from Paris ...
Christopher David Schabel, 2007
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Quodlibets of the Viennese Theater
These songs so captured the melancholy ambiance of Vienna in the late 1820s that they soon became quasi folksongs. The Viennese Quodlibet The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians outlines the various meanings of "quodibet" in  ...
Lisa Feurzeig, John Sienicki, 2008
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Quodlibet - Containing Some Annals Thereof, with an ...
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
John Pendleton Kennedy, 2010
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Henry of Ghent: Proceedings of the International Colloquium ...
As early as his first Quodlibet, delivered in Advent of 1276,1 Henry departs from Thomas and aspects of The date of Quodlibet I is well established as Advent of 1 276. Three manuscripts, BORDEAUX, Bibl. munic. 146 (f. Ira), PARIS, Bibl.
Henry (of Ghent), W. Vanhamel, 1996
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German Mysticism From Hildegard of Bingen to Ludwig ...
... quodlibet in quodlibet is a coincidence of opposites in the propositions about grace as the greatest and the smallest, and for the allusion to God's omnipresent center. See Dietrich Mahnke, Unendliche Sphäre und Allmittelpunkt ...
Andrew Weeks, 1993
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Encyclopedia of Medieval Philosophy: Philosophy Between 500 ...
Then he held a second regency in the Faculty of Theology around 1303/1304; his 15th Quodlibet comes from this period (Table 1). Godfrey's literary production also includes Ordinary Questions, of which some have been preserved (notably ...
Henrik Lagerlund

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «QUODLIBET»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term quodlibet is used in the context of the following news items.
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La Grande Guerra di trincea di Stuparich
GIANI STUPARICH, 'GUERRA DEL '15' (QUODLIBET, 195 PP., 17 EURO). Abituati ai tanti autori che descrivevano le inumani condizioni di vita, la perdita di ... «ANSA.it, Jun 15»
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Man Incredibly Plays 25 Jingles on Piano Using the Products They …
The piece, which is technically a quodlibet—a piece of music combining several different melodies, usually popular tunes, in counterpoint—is made all the more ... «Adweek, Jun 15»
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Quodlibet celebrates 40 years
MASON CITY | The 40th annual Quodlibet variety show will be presented by North Iowa Area Community College beginning April 16. Performances will be 7:30 ... «Mason City Globe Gazette, Apr 15»
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La «Guerra del '15» ci fa ancora paura
Il diario di trincea dello scrittore triestino non veniva ripubblicato da 35 anni, ora ci ha pensato Quodlibet che al merito della riedizione aggiunge quello della ... «il Giornale, Mar 15»
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Gruppe zeigt Kunst „wie es beliebt“
In der Musik ist ein Quodlibet ein Musikstück, in dem Melodien kombiniert werden, die ursprünglich nichts miteinander zu tun haben. Im klassischen Quodlibet ... «Höchster Kreisblatt, Feb 15»
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Tattica, soldi, gruppetti. La grande "truffa" dell'arte contemporanea
E adesso una confessione la faccio io: come amante dell'editoria auguro alla Quodlibet, una delle più raffinate case editrici della provincia italiana (la sede è a ... «il Giornale, Jan 15»
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Concerts: Dec. 11 to 18
The Concordia Choir Ottawa, The Montagna Singers, Akord Ukrainian Men's Choir of Ottawa, Quodlibet and Stuben Musik present German, English, Swiss and ... «Ottawa Citizen, Dec 14»
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Stivín a Collegium Quodlibet tradičním koncertem uctí sv. Cecilii
Jiří Stivín a Collegium Quodlibet uctí 21. listopadu patronku hudebníků, svatou Cecilii. Koncert se uskuteční ve Dvořákově síni Rudolfina. Na programu budou ... «Blesk.cz, Nov 14»
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Quodlibet. Politica o Tecnica
Primato della Politica o della Tecnica? Il tema si è riproposto più volte in Europa con la crisi del debito sovrano. La Troika per molti ha esemplificato la ... «Vita, Aug 14»
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– Bergenserne dannet en klikk og var en elite
Quodlibet-gruppa ble startet i 1813. Ting var begynt å skje i hele Europa, og mennene ante nok at det ville bli store forandringer, sier historieprofessoren. «NRK, May 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Quodlibet [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/quodlibet>. Apr 2024 ».
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