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trivium

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Main Entry:
triv·i·um 
          Listen to the pronunciation of trivium
Pronunciation:
\ˈtri-vē-əm\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin, from Latin, meeting of three ways, crossroads
Date:
1647
: a group of studies consisting of grammar, rhetoric, and logic and forming the lower division of the seven liberal arts in medieval universities — compare quadrivium


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