trivium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trivium
1795–1805; < Medieval Latin, special use of Latin trivium public place, literally, place where three roads meet. See trivial
Vocabulary lists containing trivium
Example Sentences
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The three arts of the trivium relate to the mind, and the four of the quadrivium to matter.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
She went on to write a PhD dissertation on the effect of formal rhetoric on Shakespeare’s language, and remained an evangelist for the use of the trivium in education.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Among the old Romans, a trivium meant a place where three ways met, and a quadrivium where four, or what we now call a cross-road.
From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
The trivium was the most popular course; such knowledge was considered an absolute necessity for any one making claim to culture.
From History of Education by Levi Seeley
The trivium included grammar, rhetoric, and logic; the quadrivium comprehended arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy.
From The Symbolism of Freemasonry by Albert G. Mackey
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