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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Example sentences from the Web for quadrivial
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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