trivium

[ triv-ee-uhm ]
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noun
  1. (during the Middle Ages) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, comprising grammar, rhetoric, and logic.

Origin of trivium

1
1795–1805; <Medieval Latin, special use of Latin trivium public place, literally, place where three roads meet. See trivial

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trivium

/ (ˈtrɪvɪəm) /


nounplural -ia (-ɪə)
  1. (in medieval learning) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logic: Compare quadrivium

Origin of trivium

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C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads; see trivial

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