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adlib

adlib is the alternative form of ad lib.

Meaning of ad lib

Noun

ad lib (plural ad libs)

  1. An instance of something improvised, especially a line.
  2. Improvised vocals added after the main vocals have been recorded which serve to emphasize the rhythm or fill the lyrical bar line.

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Forms of adlib

Noun
pluraladlibs
Verb
third-person singular presentadlibs
present participleadlibbing
past participleadlibbed
pastadlibbed

Questions about adlib

What is adlib the alternative form of?
Adlib is the alternative form of ad lib.

Words near adlib in the dictionary

  1. adlet
  2. adlets
  3. Adlett
  4. Adley
  5. Adleys
  6. adlib
  7. adlibbed
  8. adlibbing
  9. adlibs
  10. Adlington
  11. Adlingtons

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Adapted from Wiktionary: adlib (page history and authors); ad lib (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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