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quodlibetal

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MEANING:

adjective: Relating to a question or topic for debate or discussion.

ETYMOLOGY:

From Latin quodlibetum, from Latin quod (what) + libet (it pleases), meaning “whatever pleases”. Earlier the term referred to a mock exercise in discussion or debate. Earliest documented use: 1581.

USAGE:



Alastair Minnis; Fallible Authors; University of Pennsylvania Press; 2008. “All these examples are taken from William of Ockham ’s quodlibetal questions.”Alastair Minnis;; University of Pennsylvania Press; 2008.

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