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quadrivium definition

quad·riv·ium (kwä driv′ē əm)

noun

in the Middle Ages, the higher division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music

Etymology: ML < L: see quadrivial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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