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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A form of music with melodies in counterpoint.
2. 2
   an issue that is presented for formal disputation wordnet
3. 3
   A form of trompe l'oeil which realistically renders domestic items (paper-knives, playing-cards, ribbons, etc).
4. 4
   A card game that combines several different contracts.
5. 5
   A mode of philosophical debate popular in the Middle Ages, in which any question could be posed extemporaneously.

Synonyms

All synonyms

bone of contentioncatechismcavilcross questiondemanddodge

Etymology

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

Related phrases

middle agestrompe l oeil

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