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quodlibets

quodlibets is the plural of quodlibet.

Meaning of quodlibet

Noun

quodlibet (plural quodlibets)

  1. A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
  2. A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
  3. A card game that combines several different contracts.
  4. A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.

Questions about quodlibets

What is quodlibets the plural of?
Quodlibets is the plural of quodlibet.

Words near quodlibets in the dictionary

  1. quodlibetically
  2. quodlibetificate
  3. quodlibetificated
  4. quodlibetificates
  5. quodlibetificating
  6. quodlibets
  7. quodlin
  8. quodlins
  9. quodque
  10. quods
  11. quog

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