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单词 quadrivium
释义

quadrivium

noun

qua·​driv·​i·​um kwä-ˈdri-vē-əm How to pronounce quadrivium (audio)
: a group of studies consisting of arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy and forming the upper division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities compare trivium

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Herschel believed that music belonged as one of the four liberal arts of the quadrivium, alongside arithmetic, geometry and astronomy. New York Times, 27 June 2022

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin, from Latin, crossroads, from quadri- + via way — more at way

First Known Use

1804, in the meaning defined above

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