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单词 quadrivium
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
quad•riv•i•um  (kwo drivē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. quad•riv•i•a 
    (kwo drivē ə).USA pronunciation 
  1. World History(during the Middle Ages) the more advanced division of the seven liberal arts, comprising arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music. Cf. trivium. 
  • Late Latin, special use of Latin quadrivium place where four ways meet; see quadri-, via, -ium
  • 1795–1805

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
quadrivium /kwɒˈdrɪvɪəm/ n ( pl -ia / -ɪə/)
  1. (in medieval learning) the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music
Etymology: from Medieval Latin, from Latin: crossroads, meeting of four ways, from quadri- + via way
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