liberal arts
- Historical the subjects in the trivium and quadrivium
- the subjects of an academic college course, including literature, philosophy, languages, history, and, usually, survey courses of the sciences, as distinguished from professional or technical subjects: sometimes referred to as arts, as in Bachelor of Arts
See liberal arts in American Heritage Dictionary 4
plural noun- Academic disciplines, such as languages, literature, history, philosophy, mathematics, and science, that provide information of general cultural concern: “The term ‘liberal arts’ connotes a certain elevation above utilitarian concerns. Yet liberal education is intensely useful” (George F. Will).
- The disciplines comprising the trivium and quadrivium.
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