quodlibet

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

quodlibet

pot-pourri

Synonymes

argument

medley

musical switch

potpourri

Traductions

Quodlibet

quodlibet

potpourri

quodlibet

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Latin quod libet (“that which is pleasing”).