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quadrivial definition

quad·riv·ial (kwä driv′ē əl)

adjective

  1. having or being four roads meeting in a point
  2. of the quadrivium

Etymology: ML quadrivialis < L quadrivium, meeting of four roads < quadri- (see quadri-) + via, road (see via)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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