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| quad·riv·i·um [ kwo drívvee əm ] |
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higher division of liberal arts: a set of four of the seven liberal arts taught in medieval universities, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. The three lower arts trivium were grammar, rhetoric, and logic.
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| [Early 19th century. < Latin, "crossroads" < quadri- "four" + via "road"] |
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