liberal arts
liberal arts
noun plDefinition of LIBERAL ARTS
1
: the medieval studies comprising the trivium and quadrivium
2
: college or university studies (as language, philosophy, literature, abstract science) intended to provide chiefly general knowledge and to develop general intellectual capacities (as reason and judgment) as opposed to professional or vocational skills
First Known Use of LIBERAL ARTS
14th century
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