quadrivium
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Quadrivium
The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of…The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
UK/kwɒˈdɹɪvɪ.əm/US/kwɑˈdɹɪvi.əm/
Meaning
1 senses(historical)The higher division of the seven liberal arts in the Middle Ages, composed of geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and music.
Quadrivium
(Middle Ages) a higher division of the curriculum in a medieval university involving arithmetic and music and geometry and astronomy
Translations
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By meaning 1
higher division of the seven liberal arts:
Origin
From Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“foFrom Medieval Latin quadrivium (“the four mathematical studies”), from Latin quattuor (“four”) + via (“road”).
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Forms
plural: quadriviums / quadrivia| Singular | quadrivium |
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| Plural | quadriviums / quadrivia |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular