liberal arts
The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually…The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.
Meaning
2 senses(plural, plural only)The academic course of instruction intended to provide general knowledge and usually comprising the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences, as opposed to professional or technical subjects.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
(plural, plural only)The trivium and the quadrivium.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs.Calque of Latin artēs līberālēs.
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Forms
plural: liberal artses| Singular | liberal arts |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills):humanistic disciplinehumanitiesarts