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liberal arts

lib·er·al arts


plural noun 
Definition:
 
1. education in culturally oriented subjects: college and university subjects that are intended to provide students with general cultural knowledge, e.g. languages, literature, history, and philosophy

2. medieval education: the medieval studies known as the trivium and quadrivium

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