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trivium

triv·i·um [ trívvee əm ] (plural triv·i·a [ trívvee ə ])


noun 
Definition:
 
less important liberal arts: grammar, logic, and rhetoric, three of the seven liberal arts that formed the basis of medieval university study, traditionally considered to be less important than the other four.
See also  quadrivium


[Early 19th century. Via medieval Latin< Latin, "place where three roads cross"]
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