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quadrivial
[ kwo-driv-ee-uhl ]
/ kwɒˈdrɪv i əl /
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adjective
having four ways or roads meeting in a point.
(of ways or roads) leading in four directions.
of or relating to the quadrivium.
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Origin of quadrivial
1375–1425; late Middle English <Medieval Latin quadriviālis, equivalent to Late Latin quadrivi(um) quadrivium + -ālis-al1
Words nearby quadrivial
quadripole, quadrireme, quadrisect, quadrisyllable, quadrivalent, quadrivial, quadrivium, quadrominium, quadroon, quadrophonics, quadru-
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How to use quadrivial in a sentence
It is the body of which roads are the arms and legs,—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.
Excursions and Poems|Henry David ThoreauIt is the body of which roads are the arms and legs—a trivial or quadrivial place, the thoroughfare and ordinary of travelers.
Walking|Henry David Thoreau
British Dictionary definitions for quadrivial
quadrivial
/ (kwɒˈdrɪvɪəl) /
adjective
having or consisting of four roads meeting at a point
(of roads or ways) going in four directions
of or relating to the quadrivium
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