trivium

[ triv-ee-uhm ]

/ ˈtrɪv i əm /

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noun

(during the Middle Ages) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, comprising grammar, rhetoric, and logic.

Compare quadrivium.

Origin of trivium

1795–1805; <Medieval Latin, special use of Latin trivium public place, literally, place where three roads meet. See trivial

Words nearby trivium

trivial, trivialism, triviality, trivialize, trivial name, trivium, triweekly, -trix, Trixie, TRM, tRNA

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Example sentences from the Web for trivium

Such men as Anselm were educated on the Trivium and Quadrivium.
The History of Dartmouth College|Baxter Perry Smith
The Trivium was sometimes designated as logic and the Quadrivium as physic.
Woman under Monasticism|Lina Eckenstein
He was versed not less in the arts of the Trivium than in the sciences of the Quadrivium.
Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860|Various
A century later the parliamentary commissioners introduced mathematics into the trivium where it replaced grammar.
Cambridge|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker

Rhetoric, the second branch of the Trivium, bore that vague relationship to grammar which it bears in modern parlance.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for trivium

trivium

/ (ˈtrɪvɪəm) /

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

(in medieval learning) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logicCompare quadrivium

Word Origin for trivium

C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads; see trivial

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单词	trivium
释义	trivium [ triv-ee-uhm ] / ˈtrɪv i əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR trivium ON THESAURUS.COM noun (during the Middle Ages) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, comprising grammar, rhetoric, and logic. Compare quadrivium. Origin of trivium 1795–1805; <Medieval Latin, special use of Latin trivium public place, literally, place where three roads meet. See trivial Words nearby trivium trivial, trivialism, triviality, trivialize, trivial name, trivium, triweekly, -trix, Trixie, TRM, tRNA Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for trivium Such men as Anselm were educated on the Trivium and Quadrivium. The History of Dartmouth College\|Baxter Perry Smith The Trivium was sometimes designated as logic and the Quadrivium as physic. Woman under Monasticism\|Lina Eckenstein He was versed not less in the arts of the Trivium than in the sciences of the Quadrivium. Atlantic Monthly, Volume 6, No. 38, December, 1860\|Various A century later the parliamentary commissioners introduced mathematics into the trivium where it replaced grammar. Cambridge\|Mildred Anna Rosalie Tuker Rhetoric, the second branch of the Trivium, bore that vague relationship to grammar which it bears in modern parlance. The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor British Dictionary definitions for trivium trivium / (ˈtrɪvɪəm) / noun plural -ia (-ɪə) (in medieval learning) the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logicCompare quadrivium Word Origin for trivium C19: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads; see trivial Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to trivium trio, troika, triumvirate, triad, trinity, triplicity, triplet, third, triplicate, trilogy, trichotomy, ternion, ternary, menage a trois, tripartition, triplex
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trivium

noun

Origin of trivium

Words nearby trivium

Example sentences from the Web for trivium

British Dictionary definitions for trivium

noun plural -ia (-ɪə)

Word Origin for trivium

Words related to trivium