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trivium definition

triv·ium (triv′ē əm)

noun pl. trivia -·ia (-ə)

in the Middle Ages, the lower division of the seven liberal arts, consisting of grammar, logic, and rhetoric

Etymology: ML < L: see trivial

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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